Is Ramayan true story?

While there have been voices proclaiming the authenticity of the Ramayana, research to prove it has increased in recent times. Dr Vadlamudi Raghavendra Rao, professor of anthropology, University of Delhi, and one of the authors of the study, said, “Definitely, the events described in Ramayana occurred in real.
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Which is the real Ramayan?

The oldest version is generally recognized to be the Sanskrit version attributed to the sage Valmiki. Ramayana in Buddhism (Dasarath Jatak) says Ram was sent into exile by his father to protect him from his ambitious stepmother.
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Is there any evidence of Ramayan?

Lack of archaeological evidence

The Ramayana depicts Ayodhya as an urban centre with palaces and buildings, while the excavations at present-day Ayodhya indicate a primitive life. Hans T. Bakker notes that no place called Ayodhya is attested by any epigraphic or other archaeological evidence before the 2nd century CE.
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Is Ramayan true story or fiction?

An international team of researchers consisting of geneticists, anthropologists, archaeologists and historians have found that Ramayana, written 10,000 years ago, is a chronicle of events and characters recorded by Sage Valmiki and not a work of fiction.
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Is Ramayana and Mahabharata true story?

No. You can't learn history from Captain America, because it is not historical in nature. And yet the identical claim is being made for the Mahabharata, and to some extent, the Ramayana. Real, historical wars always have been popular subjects of fictional stories.
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Is Krishna real?

According to Guy Beck, "most scholars of Hinduism and Indian history accept the historicity of Krishna – that he was a real male person, whether human or divine, who lived on Indian soil by at least 1000 BCE and interacted with many other historical persons within the cycles of the epic and puranic histories."
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Was Mahabharat true?

Because Mahabharat is an epic, many people think that it is mythology and it was not true. It's all part of imaginations and one's perspectives. But this is not the case. Mahabharat was a real epic and it was a true event that happened in history.
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Did Ravana really exist?

It is said that Ravana ruled Lanka for several hundred years prior to the times of Ramayana, when he was killed by prince Rama for kidnapping his wife Sita. Yet some believe Ramayana to be a semi-fiction woven around a real King who ruled over Sri Lanka from 2554 to 2517 BC.
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Is Rama a myth?

In Ramayana's case, there is no evidence to prove that it is anything else except a myth. There is also no evidence — either historical or archaeological — which proves that Ram ever existed or that he ruled Ayodhya," claims Settar.
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When Did Ram exist?

On the basis of this information culled from mythology and Puranas, by looking at the placement of various stars and planets, they have calculated Rama's birthdate as January 10, 5114 BC.
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Is Lord Hanuman still alive?

Centuries after the events of the Ramayana, and during the events of the Mahabharata, Hanuman is now a nearly forgotten demigod living his life in a forest.
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Where is Hanuman now?

Kalyuga: It is believed that Lord Hanuman resides on the Gandmadan Mountain.
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Where is Ravana Lanka today?

Mauritius and British Islands are the exact spots of Ravana' s lanka.. LANKA is a landmass.
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Who is better Ram or Krishna?

Rama is serious but Krishna is playful. Rama had only one enemy but Krishna had multiple enemies. Krishna, regarded as a Purna-avatar, a combination of Vishnu, Narayana and Krishna, is the god of compassion and love. Rama is all dharma and Krishna is only love and love.
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What language did Ravana speak?

The king Ravana who ruled Sri Lanka spoke Tamil language in every day usage while he had a good knowledge of Vedic sanskrit. He wrote many Sanskrit hymns among which the Tandava stothram is the most famous one.
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How many years did Ravana live?

Ravana lived more then 12,00,000 years.
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Was Lord Rama vegetarian?

Seeking a larger debate on the food habits of mythological personalities and ancestors, Udupi district in-charge Minister Pramod Madhwaraj said on Saturday that Valmiki, Rama and Krishna were non-vegetarians. Speaking after inaugurating the Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti celebrations, Mr.
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Who came first Ram or Krishna?

Krishna, Buddha." Most draw from the following set of figures, in this order: Matsya; Kurma; Varaha; Narasimha; Vamana; Parashurama; Rama; Krishna or Balarama; Buddha or Krishna; and Kalki. In traditions that omit Krishna, he often replaces Vishnu as the source of all avatars.
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Who ruled Ayodhya after Ram?

When Lord Rama left his mortal remains to become one with the Supreme Power, a turn of events happened in Ayodhya. In fact, among his twin sons, the elder Kush took over the mantle and ruled Ayodhya. But unlike his father or his great ancestors, he was not considered a wise king as he quarreled with the Nagas.
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Does Sri Lanka believe in Ramayana?

In Sri Lanka, widely identified as Valmiki's mythical Lanka, the epic continues to inspire the faith of millions of people on the island and beyond. Parts of the island are steeped in the Ramayana – it lives on in people's beliefs, their religious practices, and the landscape itself.
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Is Lanka really Sri Lanka?

The country is now known in Sinhala as Śrī Laṅkā (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා) and in Tamil as Ilaṅkai (Tamil: இலங்கை, IPA: [iˈlaŋɡaɪ]). In 1972, its formal name was changed to "Free, Sovereign and Independent Republic of Sri Lanka".
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Is Kurukshetra soil still red?

Most of the site as mentioned in the Mahabharata text is populated and occupied by farmers and landowners. Nor the soil is red in colour. "A common myth associated with Kurukshetra is that the soil is red with all the blood that spilled.
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Is Ashwathama still alive?

NO, Ashwatthama is NOT alive. He was cursed by the Supreme Krishna to wander in suffering for 3000 years.
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