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The RamayanaThe Ramayana
Prince Rama, exiled from his kingdom, sees his wife Sita carried off by the demon king Ravana, and gathers an army, the devoted Hanuman among them, to win her back. One of the two great epics of India, a story of duty, devotion, and the war between order and chaos.
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A founding story for a fifth of humanity, equal parts adventure, scripture, and love story. To read it is to meet characters still living in a billion imaginations today.
Folklore in this book
The Grove · Hindu folkloreThe gods and heroes of the great Sanskrit epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana: blue-skinned Krishna, the monkey-god Hanuman, the dark mother Kali, painted in oil by Raja Ravi Varma and cast in Chola bronze.Krishna · Rama · Hanuman · Ravana and 16 moreEnter the realm →SettingMythic ancient India
A mythic ancient India of forest hermitages, righteous kings, and roaming demons, where dharma, the duty that holds the cosmos together, is tested at every turn.