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  1. Prabhupada likes "Sit" word:

    1) Either all three letters together, ex. "SIT Properly" said in Mahamantra meditation, or,

    2) Even with a gap between letters, ex. "aS_IT is" from his book title "Bhagavad-gita As It Is"

    #Sita #RaMAYana #Marica #Ravana

  2. An 18th century intricately carved image (of Ivory) of #Ravana from South India and now at British Museum

    Wishing a #HappyDussehra to those celebrating

    #RavanaDahan #Ravanaprabhu #Dussehra #DussehraCelebration

    Dusehra is a #HinduFestival which is celebrated by the #Hindus to mark the victory of Good over Evil. It was on the day that the Demon King Ravana was defeated by #Hindu God Rama

    #IndianHeritage #IndianMythology #Art #History #Heritage #IndianHistory #Hinduism #Religion #Histodons

  3. 𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

    ✧ Diwali ✧

    Diwali is a five-day Hindu festival of lights which symbolises the spiritual victory of light over darkness and good over evil. It commemorates the day when Hindu god Rama, along with his wife-consort Sita and brother Lakshmana, returned to his kingdom of Ayodhya after defeating demon-king Ravana and following 14 years of exile. Celebrations peak on the night of the third day of the ...

    #Diwali #Ravana #Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali

  4. ⬆️ @vidyarthi

    >> Context for last paragraph?

    If people doubted #Sita for sleeping with #Ravana, why didn’t anybody cast doubt that #Laxman or #Lakshman might have slept with a वन कन्या or worse?

    You also never answered by question about what is India going to do if someone comes up with any archeological “evidence” that threatens #TajMahal or #JamaMasjid? ➡️ mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/1

  5. Lord Rama finally defeats the 10-Headed Demon King of #SriLanka, #Ravana
    This story is the culmination of the great epic #Ramayana the sacred book of the #Hindus

    This day is celebrated as #Dussehra & is being observed today

    This c1780 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler, #HimachalPradesh of 'The Great Battle between Lord #Rama & Ravana' is now at the National #Museum of #India at #NewDelhi

    #IndianHeritage #IndianMythology #Art #MastoArt #Paintings #Religion #Hinduism #History

  6. The Flying #Hanuman
    10th century Bronze Statue from Koh Ker #Khmer #Cambodia now at Cleveland Museum of #Art USA.

    As per #HinduMythology Lord #Rama gets Injured in Battle with #Ravana, King of #SriLanka
    Hanuman is Deputed to Fetch the Life-saving Herb 'Sanjeevani' from #Himalayas which he Carries Back in his Right Hand, as Shown here & Raising the other Hand in a Gesture Meaning 'Fear Not'.

    #HinduismAbroad #Hindu #Mythology #AncientIndia #Religion #Hinduism #India #Heritage #IndianHeritage

  7. An 18th Century Figurine in #Ivory of the Ten-Headed #Ravana now at British Museum #London

    The Arch Enemy of Lord #Rama throughout the great Epic #Ramayana this Demon Ravana, the King of #SriLanka, was surely a 'Wholesome Headache' for Lord Rama, #Hanuman and their Army of Monkeys and Bears.

    #Mythology #Heritage #History #India #AncientIndia #Ramayan #Religion #Hinduism #Hindu

  8. 'Lord #Rama Releases the Demon Spies Shuka & Sarana'.

    This #Painting is from an Important Commission, only a Few Folios of which were Finished.
    c1725 AD #IndianMiniaturePainting by #Pahari artist #Manaku of #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at 'The Met'.

    On the Eve of the Great Battle, #Ravana of #SriLanka sent his Spies to Assess the Strength of Rama's Bear & Monkey Army bur were Caught. Rama set them Free as they had come as 'Unarmed Envoys'.

    #Mythology #India #Hinduism #History #Heritage #Hindu