Which the hero Rama became an avatar of the god Vishnu, the scene The original five books of an oral epic of local northern significanceĭealing with a hero and his exile, the abduction of his wife byĪ rival king and her rescue became conflated into seven books in Shadow-puppet theatre and the annual Ram-lila (Rama-play). Later dramatic traditions, re-enacted in dance-dramas, village theatre, The story of Rama has constantly been retold in poetic andĭramatic versions by some of India's greatest writers and also in Of the story also appearing in the Buddhist canon from a very earlyĭate. Literary works of ancient India, it has greatly influenced art andĬulture in the Indian subcontinent and South East Asia, with versions Teachings of the very ancient Hindu sages. It is traditionally attributed to the authorship of the sage ValmikiĬomprising 24,000 verses in seven cantos, the epic contains the
Sita from the clutches of Ravana with the help of an army of monkeys. Epic which follows Prince Rama's quest to rescue his beloved wife
