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1. Ramayana

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   The Ramayana (Sanskrit: रामायणम्, romanized: Rāmāyaṇam, lit. 'Rama's Journey') is one of the two major ancient Indian Sanskrit epics, the other being the Mahabharata. Attributed to the sage Valmiki, the text narrates the life story of the prince Rama of the Ayodhya Kingdom, an avatar of the god Vishnu. The core narrative focuses on Rama's righteous life, his forced exile, the abduction of his consort Sita by the demon king Ravana, and the subsequent war in Lanka to rescue…