The Ramayana is essentially an Indian story and glorifies the actions of the hero Rama whilst at the same time vilifying those of Ravana, the king of Lanka. Says Diliup, "Uddaka wanted to depict ...
Ravana was the asura king of Lanka, bestowed with a boon from Lord Brahma and gifted with an invincible sword by Lord Shiva himself. Yet, as he watched Rama fight tirelessly with preternatural ...
In the forest the evil demon Ravana seizes Sita and takes her to his island home of Lanka. Rama follows a trail of Sita's jewellery and then meets Hanuman, the monkey-king. Hanuman uses his magic ...