"Is Ravana truly the villain we’ve made him out to be?" In the grand epic of the Ramayana, Ravana is painted as the quintessential villain — the demon king of Lanka who abducted Sita and ultimately ...

she begged Rama to catch it for her; but first he placed Sita in a magic circle, to keep her safe from any danger. As soon as Sita was alone, Ravana put the rest of his plan into action.

kidnaps Sita and takes her to his palace. Rama searches for her with the help of the Monkey King, Hanuman. They find her on Ravana's island and a great battle begins, with the demon finally ...

The temple features a massive black statue of Hanuman ... who became the king of Lanka after Ravana’s death. This 500-year-old temple houses idols of Lord Rama, Sita, Lakshman, and Vibhishana.

Valmiki races through Rama’s childhood to get to His marriage, to show the role that Sita is going to play in His life. Janaka’s use of the words “sahadharmacharee tava”, when he gave Sita ...