Ramayana

Ramayana is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India.

The epic, traditionally ascribed to the Maharishi Valmiki, narrates the life of Rama, the legendary Kosala Kingdom. It follows his fourteen-year exile to the forest by his father King Dasharatha, on request of his step-mother Kaikeyi, his travels across forests in India with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana, the kidnapping of his wife by Ravana, the great king of Lanka, resulting in a war with him and Ram's eventual return to Ayodhya to be crowned king. This is the culmination point of the epic. It is considered a sacred book, and is read by millions of people.

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Ramayana, Ramayan, or Ramayanam may also refer to:

Ramayana and it's version :

Ramayana Author Valmiki

Ramcharitmanas Author Tulsidas

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Lord shree Ram

Ramayana takes place during a period of time known as Treta Yuga

The Ramayana is one of the largest ancient epics in world literature. It consists of nearly 24,000 verses (mostly set in the Shloka/Anustubh meter), divided into six kāṇḍas: the bālakāṇḍa, the ayodhyakāṇḍa, the araṇyakāṇḍa, the kiṣkindakāṇḍa, the sundarākāṇḍa, and the laṅkākāṇḍa. and about 500 sargas (chapters).

There are many versions of Ramayana in Indian languages, besides Buddhist, Sikh, and Jain adaptations. There are also Cambodian, Indonesian, Filipino, Thai, Lao, Burmese and Malaysian versions of the tale.

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  Ram,lakshman,and sita in forest

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  During 14 year exile

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  Lord Hanuman

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RA-MA-YAN Around the world! Versions of the epic RA-MA-YAN

Shri Rama was worshiped all over the world by people, emperors and Kings in the past during ancient times; and people worldwide followed Sanatan-Vedic-Dharma (Hinduism) once. There are many evidences — archeological and linguistic — in support of this there was influence of Vedic Hinduism all over the world once e.g. The discovery of half-man half-lion deity belonging to 38000 BCE period (40,000 Years old) in a cave named Stadel-Höhle in Hohlenstein (Stadel cave in Hohlenstein Mountain) in the Lonetal (Lone valley) in the Swabian Alb, Germany. There was another news of an ancient Vishnu idol found during excavation in an old village in Russia's Volga region.

Vedic Hinduism was the ancient religion of the present west-Asia. In world war-I, Indian soldiers while returning from Egypt, Libya etc, they saw ancient remains and carvings of Bhagavan Shri Rama and other Hindu gods. Here is one of those ancient remains and carvings from Iraq:

An ancient carving of Sri Rama and Hanumana from Silemania in Iraq

To be continued......

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Note*MEENA'S : Legends of Rajasthan both article relates

Meenas bathed with their dead bodies

Kachwaha Rajputs was termed as most coward and shameful in history of Rajasthan.

The Meena King (Raja Ralun Singh) also known as Alan Singh Chanda of Khogong. Kind-heartedly adopted a stranded Rajput mother and her child who sought refuge in his realm. Later, the Meena king sent the child, Dhola Rae, to Delhi to represent the Meena kingdom.

The Rajput, in gratitude for these favours, returned with Rajput conspirers and massacred the weaponless Meenas on Diwali while performing rituals i.e. Pitra Trapan, it is customary in the Meenas to be weaponless at the time of PitraTrapan,

Pitra Trapan

"Filling the reservoirs in which the Meenas bathed with their dead bodies"

[Tod.II.281] and thus conquered Khogong. This act of Kachwaha Rajputs was termed as most coward and shameful in history . REF:- coward kachwaha

"Meenas bathed with their dead bodies"

Though historian Tod was fond of Rajputs and their history,but this betrayal of Kachwaha Rajputs was termed as one of the most shameful and coward act in history of India by him. T.H. Henley,states in his Rulers of India and the Chiefs of Rajputana (1897) . He said that meena will never give up that's why RAJPUT and British attack them while they are weaponless .Rajasthan history states that

The Kachwaha clan is believed to have settled in an early era at Rohtas in present-day Bihar, later the clan migrated to Rajasthan. Dhola Rae then subjugated the Sihra Gotra of Meenas at much later on known as Jamwa Ramgarh near Jaipur, and transferred his capital thence

Becoming the son-in-law of the prince of Ajmer, he died when battling 11,000 Meenas,most of whom he slew [Tod.II.282]. His son Maidul Rae "made a conquest of Amber from the Soosawut Meenas" by conspiracy whose King Raja Bhanu Singh Meena, was the head of the Meena confederation. He subdued the Nandla Meenas, annexing the Gatoor-Gatti district [Tod.II.282]. Hoondeo succeeded to the throne and "continued the warfare against the Meenas" [Tod.II.282]. Koontal, his successor, fought the Meenas "in which the Meenas were defeated with great slaughter, which secured his rule throughout Dhundhar" [Tod.II.282]. The Meenas were the original builders of Amber, which town they consecrated to Amba, the Mother Goddess,

Whom they knew as "Gatta Rani" or"Queen of the Pass" [Tod.II.282]. Amer was known in the medieval period as Dhundar (meaning attributed to a sacrificial mount in the western frontiers).  

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Rajasthani people or Rajasthanis are an Indian ethnic group native to

Rajasthan ("the land of kingdoms") ^{region of India.}

The first mention of word Rajasthan comes from the works of George Thomas (Military Memories) and James Tod (Annals). Rajasthan literally means a Land of Kingdoms

The history of Rajasthan goes back as far as Indus Valley Civilization

Oldest Kingdom of Rajasthan

The state of Alwar, in north-eastern Rajasthan, is possibly the oldest kingdom in Rajasthan. Around 1500 BC.

It formed a part of the Matsya territories of Viratnagar (present-day Bairat) encompassing Bharatpur, Dholpur, and Karauli.

Castes and communities

Noblemen from Jaipur 1875

Major sub ethnic groups are Sirvi, Ahirs, Jats, Khatiks, Rajputs, Rabari, Gurjars, Bhils, Meenas, Brahmins, Mali Rajputs, Meghval, Chamar, Kholis, Agrawal, Jains, Kumhar, Chippa etc.

Criminal tribe!

There are few other tribal communities in Rajasthan, such as Meena and Bhils. The Ghoomar dance is one well-known aspect of Bhil tribe. Meena and Bhils were employed as soldiers by Rajputs for their bravery and martial capabilities. Meenas, in ancient times, were ruler of Matsya, i.e., Rajasthan or Matsya Union.However, during colonial rule, the British government declared 250 groups ^{which included Meenas, Gujars, etc. as "criminal tribes". Any group or community that took arms and opposed British rule were branded as criminal by the British government in 1871.} 

MANU the first human

MATSYA the first Avatar of Lord Vishnu

MEENA'S the first human tribe

Battle of the Ten Kings

The Battle of the Ten Kings is a battle alluded to in the Rigveda (Book 7, hymns 18, 33 and 83.4–8), ^{the ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. The Battle of the Ten Kings may have "formed the 'nucleus' of story" of the Kurukshetra War, narrated in the Mahabharata.}

Belligerents

Trtsu-Bharata (Indo-Aryan)

Alina
Bhrigus (Indo-Aryan)
Bhalanas
Dasa (Dahae?)
Druhyus (Gandharis)
Matsya (Indo-Aryan)
Parsu (Persians)
Purus (Indo-Aryan)
Panis (Parni)Commanders and leadersKing Sudas
VashishtaThe Ten Kings
Samvaran
VishvamitraStrengthUnknown but lessMore than 6,666Casualties and lossesUnknown but less6,666 (Mandala 7)

The Bharatas are named among the enemies in 7.33 but not in 7.18.

• Alinas^{: One of the tribes defeated by Sudas at the Dasarajna, and it was suggested that they lived to the north-east of} Nuristan, because the land was mentioned by the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang^.
• Anu: Some place them in the Paruṣṇī (Ravi^{) area.}
• Bhrigus: Probably the priestly family descended from the ancient Kavi Bhrigu. Later, they are related to the composition of parts of the Atharva Veda (Bhṛgv-Āṅgirasa) .
• Bhalanas: Fought against Sudas in the Dasarajna battle. Some scholars have argued that the Bhalanas lived in the Bolan Pass ^area.
• Druhyus: Some align them with the Gandhari (RV I 1.126.7).
• Matsya ^{are only mentioned in the RV (7.18.6), but later in connection with the Śālva.}
• Parsu: The Parśu have been connected by some with the ancient Persians^.
• Purus: One of the major tribal confederations in the Rigveda.
• Panis: Also the name of a class of demons; later associated with the Scythians.

Background

The situation leading up to the battle is described in 7.18.6: The Turvasas and Yaksus  together with the Matsya tribe (punned upon by the rishi by comparing them to hungry fish (matsya) flocking together) appear and ally themselves with the Bhrigus and the Druhyus.