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Ramayana Characters

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Rama: Maryada Purushottama, the Ideal Man of the Ramayana

Prince of Ayodhya, exiled by Kaikeyi, husband of Sita, slayer of Ravana — the complete profile of Maryada Purushottama Rama.

Deep dive 21 min

Sugriva: The Vanara King of Kishkindha

Son of Surya, brother of Vali, husband of Ruma and Tara, Rama’s ally — the complete life of Sugriva of Kishkindha.

Deep dive 11 min

Indrajit (Meghanada): The Conqueror of Indra

The only being to defeat Indra in single combat, master of all three astras, slain by Lakshmana — Indrajit’s complete life.

Deep dive 14 min

Vibhishana: The Righteous Brother of Ravana

Brother of Ravana, devotee of Rama, defector at Lanka, crowned king after the war — and one of the seven chiranjivins.

Deep dive 10 min

Bharata: The Regent of Ayodhya

Son of Kaikeyi, who refused the throne his mother stole, ruled fourteen years from Nandigrama with Rama’s sandals on the throne.

Deep dive 12 min

Lakshmana: Saumitri, the Ideal Brother

Aspect of Sesha-naga, husband of Urmila, slayer of Indrajit — Lakshmana’s complete life as Rama’s shadow.

Deep dive 11 min

Ravana: Lankesh, the Ten-Headed Scholar-King

Half-brahmin, half-rakshasa, Vedic scholar, conqueror of devas, abductor of Sita — Ravana’s complete tragic life.

Deep dive 13 min

Hanuman: Bajrangbali, the Devotee of Rama

Son of Vayu and Anjana, Rudra-amsha, leaper across the ocean, devotee of Rama, chiranjivi — the complete life of Hanuman.

Deep dive 17 min

Sita: Janaki, Daughter of the Earth

Furrow-born daughter of Janaka and the earth, wife of Rama, abducted to Lanka, mother of Lava and Kusha — Sita’s complete life.

Deep dive 17 min