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- Rama Raya was beheaded by Sultan Hussain Nizam Shah of Ahmadnegar, the Muslim of Deccani origin. His severed head was on display at Ahmednagar at the anniversary of the battle of Talikota and would be covered in oil and red pigment by the descendant of his executioner.
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Rama Raya was killed at the Battle of Talikota, after which the Vijayanagara Empire got fragmented into several semi-independent principalities paying only nominal allegiance to the empire. Early life and career. Rama Raya was born in a Telugu family. His mother Abbaladevi was the daughter of a chieftain in Nandyala. [4] .
Some sects within Hinduism hold that Rama did not actually die but rather transitioned into para-nirvana, a state beyond the reach of mortals. According to this view, Rama is eternally present, providing succor and guidance to his devotees.
Mar 24, 2023 · Sage Durvasa made a threat against Lord Rama, threatening to curse him because he found it impolite of Lord Rama to let him not enter his premises. It was common knowledge that Durvasa suffered from a foul temper.
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Rama is one of the most widely worshipped Hindu deities, the embodiment of chivalry and virtue. The name is specifically associated with Ramachandra, the seventh incarnation (avatar) of Vishnu. His story is told in the epic poems the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
How is Rama represented in art?
In painting, Rama is depicted dark in color (indicating his affinity with Vishnu), with princely adornments and the kirita-makuta (tall conical cap) on his head indicating his royal status. In sculpture, Rama is represented as a standing figure, holding an arrow in his right hand and a bow in his left.
What does Rama symbolize?
Rama symbolizes a model of reason, right action, and desirable virtues. Rama’s name is a popular form of greeting among friends (“Ram! Ram!”), and Rama is the deity most invoked at death.
Rama, one of the most widely worshipped Hindu deities, considered the epitome of moral virtue and royal conduct. Although there are three Ramas mentioned in Indian tradition—Parashurama, Balarama, and Ramachandra—the name is specifically associated with Ramachandra, the seventh incarnation (avatar) of Vishnu. His story is told briefly in the Mahabharata (“Great Epic of the Bharata Dynasty”), at great length in the Ramayana (“Rama’s Journey”), and in many other texts from South Asia and Southeast Asia where he holds strong religious and cultural significance. While known in Sanskrit and many other languages as “Rama,” he is commonly referred to as “Ram” in North Indian languages, such as Hindi, that delete the final “a” sound.
The core of Rama’s story, as detailed in the Ramayana, begins in the city of Ayodhya, where Rama is the firstborn son of the king Dasharatha and queen Kaushalya. As a member of the royal and martial Kshatriya varna (social class), he displays his mettle as a great archer early on by defeating demons threatening to disrupt the performance of a sacrifice and by stringing a giant bow belonging to Shiva. By that feat, he wins his wife, Sita. Regarded as the most wise and virtuous of the king’s sons, he is chosen as heir. However, the queen Kaikeyi, owed a boon by Dasharatha, requests that her son, Bharata, be crowned and Rama banished to the forest for 14 years. Rama, ever the obedient son, complies and journeys off to the forest accompanied by Sita and his brother Lakshmana, much to the chagrin of the kingdom’s people.
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In the forest the trio is approached by the female demon (rakshasa) Shurpanakha, who offers herself in marriage to Rama. Rama refuses, and she is mutilated by Lakshmana. She retreats to the island city of Lanka and tells her story to her brother, the 10-headed demon king Ravana. Ravana, hearing of Sita’s beauty, decides to steal her away from Rama. He tricks the wandering trio through disguises and abducts Sita.
As a forlorn Rama seeks his wife, he encounters a kingdom of monkeys and enlists the aid of Hanuman, their commander. Together with Hanuman and his monkey army, Rama builds a bridge to Lanka. In a great battle, Rama kills the demon Ravana. Rama is initially hesitant to take Sita back, because he suspects her of infidelity, but she proves her chastity in a trial by fire.
Rama, Lakshmana, Sita, and Hanuman return to Ayodhya, where, the years of exile having elapsed, Rama is crowned king and rules over a prosperous kingdom. However, doubts of Sita’s fidelity during her imprisonment in Lanka persist, and Rama banishes her. Pregnant with Rama’s twin sons, Lava and Kusha, Sita finds refuge in the hermitage of the sage Valmiki. The reputed author of the Ramayana itself, Valmiki teaches the poetic tale of Rama to Lava and Kusha, which they later recite to their father at a sacrifice. Sita joins the crowd, and Rama again requests that she prove her fidelity. In front of the people assembled and various deities in attendance, she makes a vow that if she never thought of any man but Rama, may her mother, the Earth, create a chasm for her. The ground opens up, a throne arises, and she is immediately swallowed into the Earth, much to Rama’s dismay. At the end of his life, according to the last book of the Ramayana, Rama meets with a sage who informs Rama of his divinity as an incarnation of Vishnu and requests that Rama ascend back to heaven to be with the gods.
In the earliest layers of the textual tradition, Rama is more human than divine, but by the time of the final compilation of the Ramayana in the early centuries ce, he was considered to be an incarnation of Vishnu. He has been regarded as entirely divine in subsequent versions of the story and in popular belief. There was, however, probably no special worship of him before the 11th century, and it was not until the 14th and 15th centuries that distinct sects appeared venerating him as the supreme god (notably that of the followers of the Brahman Ramananda). Rama’s popularity was increased greatly by the retelling of the Sanskrit epics in the vernaculars, such as Tulsidas’s celebrated Awadhi Hindi version, the Ramcharitmanas (“Sacred Lake of the Acts of Rama”), and the Tamil Iramavataram by Kampan, as well as innumerable oral variants and dance dramas.
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Rama and Krishna (also an incarnation of Vishnu) were the two most popular recipients of adoration from the bhakti (devotional) groups that swept the country during that time. Whereas Krishna is adored for his mischievous pranks and amorous dalliances, Rama is conceived as a model of reason, right action, and desirable virtues. Temples to Rama faced by shrines to his monkey devotee Hanuman are widespread throughout India. In the Ram Mandir temple in Ayodhya, on the site where Hindus believe Rama was born, he is worshipped in the form of Ram Lalla, the divine hero depicted as a child. Rama’s name is a popular form of greeting among friends (“Ram! Ram!”), and Rama is the deity most often invoked at death.
In sculpture, Rama is typically represented as a standing figure holding an arrow in his right hand and a bow in his left. His image in a shrine or temple is almost invariably attended by figures of his wife, Sita, his favorite half brother, Lakshmana, and Hanuman. In painting, he is depicted dark blue in color (indicating his affinity with Vishnu), with princely adornments and the kirita-makuta (tall conical cap) on his head indicating his royal status. Rama’s exploits were depicted with great sympathy by the Rajasthani and Pahari schools of painting in the 17th and 18th centuries.
In the performing arts, Rama’s tale is told in many regions, forms, and languages across India and beyond. From the famous Ramlila (Ramleela) productions in North India that coincide with Dussehra, to unique kathakali and kutiyattam performances in the southwestern state of Kerala, Rama’s story is told over and over again. In 1987–88 the story of Rama was serialized on Indian television in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan and was a major national cultural phenomenon. The story of Rama has even spread as far as wayang shadow puppet performances in Java and Bali.
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Apr 26, 2022 · Towards the end of Ramayana (Uttar Kand) we are told that King Ram along with several citizens of Ayodhya die by submerging in a river. Does this act count as suicide? Also, what happened to Ram's dead body? Who performed the last rites? Or did he go to heaven in his physical body?
Dec 2, 2014 · Disappearance of Sri Ram from earth happened when he entered voluntarily into the Sarayu River. This divine event is described as the death of Lord Rama. The story of the disappearance of...
But in 1529, when Krishnadevaraya died unexpectedly due to natural health reasons, Rama Raya’s deep desire to climb the steps of royalty and power resurfaced, and his eyes shone with the malice of conspiracy and captive strength.
