![]() When an ordeal by fire proved Sita faithful, Sita returned to Rama to live happily ever after. Meanwhile, Rama and Sita lived in the forest until Ravana, king of Lanka and an evil character, kidnapped Sita. When the king died, the son, Bharata took over the throne, but he didn't want it. In response to a promise the king had made to Rama's stepmother Kaikeyi, Rama was sent into exile for 14 years and her son made heir to the throne. Rama was the oldest son and heir apparent to Dasaratha. Hindery says that the King, Dasaratha of Ayodhya, in Northern India, sent Rama and his brother Laksmana to provide protection from demons for forest-dwelling ascetics. Rama, married 12 years, won his bride, Sita, by a physical feat. Provides more background on the god quality of Rama. ![]() CC Flickr User vimal_kalyanīy Roderick Hindery The Journal of Religious Ethics, (Fall, 1976), pp. ![]() Small huts and sculptures at Parnasala that depict the scene of Sita being kidnapped by Ravana.
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