rAma - 01

The incidents of Lord Rama did happen.

May be not in the way described in the various "mythological" texts like Valmiki's rAmAyaNa or Tulsidas's rAmacharitmAnasa or the various regional versions.


Genealogy of rAma
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King	dasharatha
Wife 1:	kaushalya
		|-	rAma
Wife 2:	kaikeyI
		|-	bharata
Wife 3:	sumitra
		|-	lakshmaNa
		|-	shatrughNa

Key Locations in rAmAyaNa
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1. Ayodhya, capital of Kosala and birthplace of rAma, in present day Uttar Pradesh
2. Mithila, capital of Videha and birthplace of sItA, parts of modern day Bihar and Nepal

3. Chitrakuta, panchavati and forest of exile
a. Chitrakuta - In present day Madhya Pradesh (11.5 Years)
b. Panchavati - Present day Nasik of Maharashtra
c. The Great Forest was a geographical forest area bounded by:
--- Vindhya Ranges in Central India
--- Krishna and Tungabhadra in the South
--- Souithern Gujarat wesytern boundray
--- Mahendra Mountains Eastern boundray

4. Dandaka - An area within the forest, kingdom of rAkshasa
5. Kishkinda - Land of vAnara (Around the Tungabhadra river) near Hampi in Karnataka
6. Lanka - land of rAvaNa - present day Sri Lanka