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Sita: The consort of Rama. Her life is described in Ramayana.

 
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Vairagis: A Vairagi is one who is devoid of passion. Vairagis are Vaishnavas. They worship Lord Rama, Sita and Hanuman. They read the Ramayana of Tulasidas. The mendicant Vaishnavas of the Ramanandi class are the Vairagis. This ascetic order was instituted by Sri Ananda, the twelfth disciple of Ramananda.
 
Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

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The Ramayana, the Adi-Kavya or the first epic poem, relates the story of Sri Rama, the ideal man. It is the history of the family of the solar race descended from Ikshvaku, in which was born Sri Ramachandra, the Avatara of Lord Vishnu, and his three brothers. The ideal characters like Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharata and Sri Hanuman that we find in Ramayana firmly establish Hindu Dharma in our minds.
 
Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

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In Hinduism, Hanuman (Sanskrit: हनुमान, hanumāna) is a vanara who aided Rama (an avatar of Vishnu) in rescuing his wife, Sita, from the Rakshasa king Ravana. He symbolizes the pinnacle of bhakti, and is seen by some to have also been an avatar of Shiva. He is more well-known as the son of Vayu deva, or the wind god. He is believed by some scholars to be a source for the Chinese mythological character Sun Wukong. Hanuman epitomizes virtue, strength, humility, siddhi and courage. While outsiders might find it ... Including:

• Hanuman - Birth
• Hanuman - Childhood
• Hanuman - Hanuman in the Ramayana War
• Hanuman - After the Ramayana War
• Hanuman - Presence of Hanuman
• Hanuman - Hanumad Ramayana
• Hanuman - Temples for Hanuman
• Hanuman - Flag of Hanuman

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Sundara Kanda, the fifth book in the Ramayana epic, focusses mainly on the adventures of Hanuman. While in exile, Rama enlisted the help of the vanaras in his search for Sita. A group of vanaras sent on a search mission reached the southern seashore. Upon encountering the vast ocean, every vanara began to plead his inablity to jump across the water. Hanuman too was saddened at the possible failure of his mission, until the other vanaras began to extoll his virtues. Hanuman then recollected his own prowess, enlarged his body and jumped ...

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Ramnavmi
Lord Rama, an Incarnation of Lord Vishnu, who is measureless, who is of the nature of pure Consciousness and bliss, who is the consort of Sita, Master of Sri Hanuman, and the Lord of the three worlds, who took His birth at His own will in order to establish righteousness, destroy the wicked and protect His devotees.
 
Ramnavami or the birthday of Lord Rama falls on the 9th day of the bright fortnight of the month of Chaitra (March-April).
 
From Hindu Fasts & Festivals by Sri Swami Sivananda.
 

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Sundarkand forms part of Ramcharitmanas of Goswami Tulsidas which is commonly known as Tulsi Ramayana. It is the essence of the Ramcharitmanas, and is awarded as much importance as the Bhagavad Gita in the Mahabharata.
 
Like the Gita, the Sundarkand can be read independently. It has a powerful theme: When you are on a good mission, God gives you strength to overcome all obstacles. Sundarkand commences with Hanuman’s departure for Lanka in search of Sita and ends with Rama and his army’s preparation to reach Lanka across the sea. This entire episode is called sundar or beautiful because every act described in it is auspicious, elevating the human mind and promoting right human values.

 
(See also: Sundarkand, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul )

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Sita (Sanskrit सीता Sītā) is the wife of Rama, the Seventh Avatara of Vishnu, and is esteemed an examplar of womanly and wifely virtue. According to Hindu belief, Sita was an Avatara of Lakshmi, Vishnu's female form and His Eternal Consort, who chose to reincarnate herself on Earth as Sita, and endure an arduous life, in order to provide humankind an example of such virtues. Just as Rama, the Mariyada Purshottama, examplifies the perfect man, Sita exemplifies the perfect woman. Sita Devi - ... Including:

• Sita Devi - Legend
• Sita Devi - Exile and abduction
• Sita Devi - Later life
• Sita Devi - Significance
• Sita Devi - Etymology of the name Sita
• Sita Devi - Prophecies of Birth
• Sita Devi - Vedavati
• Sita Devi - Mandodari's daughter

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The actions, reactions and instincts manifested by Sita at every juncture in a long and arduous life are deemed exemplary; her story is one on which every young girl in India is raised to this day. The values that she enshrined and adhered to at every point in the course of a demanding life are the values of womanly virtue held sacred by countless generations of Indians. The story of Sita's kidnapping and subsequent rescue forms the core of the Indian epic, the Ramayana, supposedly written by the sage Valmiki in whose hermitage Sita too ...

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There is an interesting legend connected with Mahashivratri, the day Shiva got married a second time to Shakti, his divine consort.
 
Once Shiva and Sati or Shakti were returning from the ashram of sage Agastya, after listening to Ram Katha or the story of Ram.
 
On the way when Shiva saw Rama roaming the forest - in search of Sita who was kidnapped by Ravana - he bowed his head in reverence. A surprised Sati inquired of Shiva why he was paying obeisance to a mere mortal.

 
(See also: Mahashivratri, Indian Festivals, Spiritual Guidance, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul )

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