Astronomically backed calculations and planetarium software have proved that events narrated in Valmiki Ramayana actually occurred around 7,000 years back and they can be sequentially dated. Even genealogy charts, compared with genetic studies, support the astronomical date sequence of the Ramayana.

What is the authenticity of Ramayana?

Researchers claimed that populations in the Indian subcontinent can trace their ancestors to more than 60,000 years back. Scientists say that this is proof of the authenticity and actual occurrence of the events described in Ramayana, which would have occurred more than 12,000 years ago.

Where is the real Ramayan?

Scholars at the Asiatic Society Kolkata were elated when they stumbled upon a brand new manuscript of a 6th century Ramayana hidden away in a little known Sanskrit Library in Kolkata. The most well known version of the Ramayana is by Valmiki, the oldest version which had seven sections.

What is the main message of Ramayana?

The differences and similarities between human and divine are a major theme in the Ramayana. Rama himself is the incarnation of a god, but much of his goodness is the result of his own personal choices rather than this divine heritage.

How did Rama died?

The return of Rama to Ayodhya was celebrated with his coronation. In these revisions, the death of Sita leads Rama to drown himself. Through death, he joins her in afterlife. Rama dying by drowning himself is found in the Myanmar version of Ramas life story called Thiri Rama.

Why is the Ramayana so important?

The Ramayana was an important influence on later Sanskrit poetry and Hindu life and culture. Its most important moral influence was the importance of virtue, in the life of a citizen and in the ideals of the formation of a state or of a functioning society.

What is the summary of the Ramayana?

The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic which follows Prince Ramas quest to rescue his beloved wife Sita from the clutches of Ravana with the help of an army of monkeys. It is traditionally attributed to the authorship of the sage Valmiki and dated to around 500 BCE to 100 BCE.