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Also known as Râmâyana, Valmiki Ramayana

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The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic from India that tells the story of Rama, a prince considered an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, and his fourteen-year exile to the forest. It is one of the two most important epics in Hinduism and remains a foundational text that has shaped Hindu culture and values for thousands of years.

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Religious text.name: Rāmāyaṇa
Religious text.image: Rāma slays Rāvaṇa.png
Religious text.caption: Rāma slaying Rāvaṇa, from a royal Mewar manuscript, 17th century
Religious text.author: Valmiki
Religious text.religion: Hinduism
Religious text.language: Sanskrit
Religious text.period: 7th century BCE – 3rd century CE
Religious text.native_wikisource: वाल्मीकिरामायणम्
Religious text.orig_lang_code: sa
Religious text.wikisource: The Ramayana
Religious text.verses: 24,000
Religious text.chapters: 500 Sargas, 7 Kandas

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Instance of: literary work
Part of: Itihasa
Has part: Uttarakanda
Author: Valmiki
Genre: epic poem
Image: Battle at Lanka, Ramayana, Udaipur, 1649-53.jpg

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described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
characters: Shatrughna
Commons category: Ramayana
topic's main category: Category:Ramayana
Commons gallery: Ramayana
language of work or name: Sanskrit
title: रामायण
copyright status: public domain
topic has template: Template:Ramayana
has list: list of characters in Ramayana
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
entry in abbreviations table: R.
form of creative work: poem
different from: Ramayana

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