Ramayan (रामायण), Ram Gaatha

The Ramayana is one of the great Hindu epics (In Hindi).

Characters in Ramayana -

Ram, Sita, Lakshman, Bharata, Shatrugan, Hanuman, and Ravana are all fundamental to the cultural consciousness of some countries.

The Ramayana is still very popular today. Every autumn the Ramlila (Rama play) is performed at the festival of Dassehra. A huge model of Ravana is set alight. This symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness. It is also believed that he turned in to Krishna and also many more things are believed.

The Ramayana by the sage Valmiki is one of the great epics of the Sanskrit language, and is dated to approximately 200 B.C.E.