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Laos: people celebrate Phra Lak Phra Ram here. It is Lao version of a great epic Ramayana. Ravana is ready here. Let’s end our thread of India’s Ramayana connection with ASEAN countries.

Let’s turn towards the Phillipines its Maranao people celebrate Ramayana as "Maharadia Lawana". It is often called as Maranao version of Ramayana.

Khmer people of Cambodia also performs the dance on Ramayana. It is called "Reamker" which is also the name of Cambodian version of Ramayana.

It already been discussed if you see the previous pages.

In Thailand, khon dance has been performed by traditional artists which is largely dependent on Ramayana. It is being performed since Ayutthya inspired from Ayodhya Kingdom.

Wayang wong is another traditional Javanese dance being performed in Indonesia. It is performed on the scenes of Ramayana and Mahabharata. Java.

Ya'll Nibbiars We always hear about RamLila happening in India. But do we know about similar events outside India? In Indonesia, Sendratari Ramayana, which means visualisation of Ramayana, has been performing without any dialogues. It’s called Ramayana Ballet. RamaBeyondIndia.

"Kurugodu" was a part of the Kishkindha kingdom ruled by the Vanar brothers Vali and Sugreeva during the Treta Yuga (period when Lord Rama ruled the earth). Later in the Dwapara Yuga, this place became the capital of the Kuntala kingdom ruled by the great king Chandrahasa. Sharstic Knew.

In Ramayana, There are many warriors in Vanar Sena who fought for Lord Ram under Sugreev like Hanuman, Angad, Nal, Neel, Maind, Dviwid, Sharabh, Gaj, Gavaksh, Shveta, Dadhimukh and others. After Sugreev, Angad became king of Kishkindha. Ref: MBH GP 2.31.17. In Mahabharata when Rajsuya Yagya is...

Kakawin Ramayana in Javanese Language Kakawin Ramayana in Javanese Language Ramayana reached Ramayana in early days probably much earlier than we know. But in modern Narrative, Ramayana was created in 870 CE in Medang kingdom under Mpu Sindok. Yama Zatdaw in Burma Rama became Yama in...

Shiva is known as Phra Isuan and his consort Devi parvati as Phra Uma in thailand, there is detail description of mahadev in Ramakien which is thai version of Ramayan.

Dandakaranya is considered sacred, as many accounts of the region describe ancient Hindu peoples and Hindu deities living together in refuge there. The Dandakaranya zone was the location of the turning point. The plot for the divine objectives of the to uproot the Rakshasa from the land was...

Dandaka-aranya, means the Dandak Forest, the abode of the demon Dandak is the name of a forest mentioned in the ancient India. It is also known as Dandakaranya, aranya being the Sanskrit word for "forest". It was the location of the Danda Kingdome, a stronghold of the Rakshasa tribes. It was...

There was a place sacred region called Dandaparna (also known as Danda) near the city called Champapuri, in Anga Kingdomd, on the banks of river Ganga. (3-85,275). A king by the name Danda ruled the outskirts of Magadha Kingdome which was close to the Anga Kingdome.

Raghava Rama lived for some time in the forest of Dandaka, from desire of slaying the Rakshasas. At Janasthana the capital of Dandaka Kingdom he cut off the head of a wicked-souled Rakshasa, his name was Khara with a razor-headed shaft of great sharpness (9,39). Raghava Rama, that foremost of...

The forest of Dandaka was the biggest forest in ancient India, Dandakaranya. It stretched from Vindhyq ranges in central Indian to the banks of KrishnaVenna and Tungbhadara in the south. Mention of this forest is found in Mahanbhatra at (3-85). The sacred forest of Dandaka is mentioned here...

In the Indian epic Ramayana, the mythological island Lanka is been often identified with Sro Lanka. The inhabitants of Lanka were mentioned as non-humans, mainly referring to the Rakshasas and Yakshas, but also mentioning the Nagas. Indrajit, the son of Ravana was married to Sulochana, a Naga...

Lanka was originally ruled by a yaksha named Sumali. Kubera seized control of Lanka and established the Yaksha Kingdome and his capital was guarded by Rakshasas. His half-brother Ravana, son of the sage Vishravaya and Sumalis daughter Kaikeshi, fought with Kubera and took Lanka from him. Ravana...

There is no such things as a perfect good and perfect evil. Which side is more retious matters the most. Mata Aeta could be the ravanas daughter and suparilaka was the one who started this and filled the thoughts of the ravana. Even the destruction of sea life was going to happen if not Varun...