Lord Ram’s epic saga: From Ayodhya to heroic rescue and triumphant return

By Priyanka Deshpande CNBC-TV18.com Published Jan 22, 2024

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king Dasharath AND HIS QUEENS

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BIRTH OF LORD RAM AND HIS BROTHERS

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bIRTH OF sita

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lORD RAM COMING OF AGE

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sITA COMING OF AGE

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WHEN LORD RAM MET SITA

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QUEEN Kaikeyi'S DEMAND

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Dasharath forced to let go Lord ram

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bharat's refusal to take throne

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Lord Ram, sita and lakshman in exile

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Surpanakha — the sister of Ravan

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lakshman and Surpanakha

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furious ravan

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lakshman guards sita

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Lakshman Rekha - the magical boundary

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Ravan's disguise

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sita steps out of Lakshman Rekha

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ravan's true form

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ravan kidnap's sita

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Jatayu tries to save sita

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Jatayu fails to save sita

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lord Ram and Lakshman met Hanuman

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vanar sena begins search for sita

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hanuman grows bigger

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hanuman flies to Ashok Vatika

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hanuman gives ram's message to sita

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hanuman gets captured in lanka

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Ravan setS Hanuman’s tail on fire

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vanar sena build the ram setu

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Ravan’s brother Vibhishan offers help

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A fierce battle takes place

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Lakshman got seriously injured

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hanuman saves lakshman

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good triumphed over evil

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lord ram and sita reunite

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their homecoming is celebrated as diwali

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