[an error occurred while processing this directive] More than 2,000 years old and 24,000 verses long, the Ramayana is one of the most important Hindu myths. A minutely detailed manuscript of the epic from the 17th century has gone on display for the first time in the British Library, a severely abridged version of which can be seen below. The kidnapRama settles down to life in the forest with his beloved wife Sita and brother Lakshmana. When Rama is away from the camp Sita is kidnapped by the demon Ravana. |
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