The elderly couple welcomed Rama, Sita and Lakshmana with much fondness. Anasuya was an aged woman, grey-haired and wrinkled, with trembling limbs. Having reached a very high level of spiritual ...

In the epic Ramayana, the relationship between Lord Rama and his devoted younger brother Lakshmana is not merely a familial bond but a symbol of unwavering loyalty, sacrifice, and fraternal love ...

Everyone wanted a celebration -- monkeys, bears, rakshasas alike. Rama, Sita and Lakshmana were central to the rituals performed on the day of Vibhishana's coronation. Even the rakshasas admitted ...

An ingenious if subtle shift of color allows us to see the shadow of the enemy in “The Invisible Indrajit Wounds Rama and Lakshmana With His Snake Arrows...” (circa 1800-1810). The 17th ...

It took Rama, Sita and Lakshmana a matter of months to master the art of living in exile. Naturally, their life was simple. As they travelled through the forests, they encountered different kinds ...

Vasistha was consulted, and he said the child would stop crying if Lakshmana’s cradle was moved closer to Rama’s. Accordingly, Lakshmana’s cradle was moved closer to Rama’s. The child ...

When Hanuman meets Rama and Lakshmana as Sugriva’s minister and enquires about their background, Rama entrusts Lakshmana to speak up. Lakshmana briefly recounts that Rama is Dasaratha’s son ...

3. When Sri Rama and Seetha were dwelling in the forest, they had a swimming race in a lake where Lakshmana was the referee. Rama was initially swimming faster than Seetha. When He realised She ...

As Rama stepped onto its sacred soil, his heart carried the weight of exile, yet his face bore no trace of resentment. He looked at Sita and Lakshmana, his unwavering companions, and instead of ...