Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... Rāma , when an intrigue of the Queen Kaikeyī inveigles him into naming Bharat , his younger son by Kaikeyī , as his heir , and a decree of fourteen years ' banishment against the elder . Rāma and Sitā , accompanied by Lakshman , another ...
... Rāma , when an intrigue of the Queen Kaikeyī inveigles him into naming Bharat , his younger son by Kaikeyī , as his heir , and a decree of fourteen years ' banishment against the elder . Rāma and Sitā , accompanied by Lakshman , another ...
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... Rāma attacks and kills Rāvana and his demon chieftains , and takes his stronghold by storm . Finally the exiles , accompanied by Hanuman , return to Ayod- hya on the magic car taken from Rāvana , and Rāma and Sītā are crowned amidst the ...
... Rāma attacks and kills Rāvana and his demon chieftains , and takes his stronghold by storm . Finally the exiles , accompanied by Hanuman , return to Ayod- hya on the magic car taken from Rāvana , and Rāma and Sītā are crowned amidst the ...
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... Rāma . According to one version , Sītā and her sons then returned to Ayodhya and passed the rest of her days in happiness with her husband ; but another story is that the boys wandered into Ayodhya accidentally , and were recognized and ...
... Rāma . According to one version , Sītā and her sons then returned to Ayodhya and passed the rest of her days in happiness with her husband ; but another story is that the boys wandered into Ayodhya accidentally , and were recognized and ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kāsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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