What caste is Rama?

As a member of the Kshatriya caste, Rama's role is to be a warrior, which he does exceptionally well. By always remaining on the path, he succeeds in fulfilling his dharma. Had he chosen instead to be a sage, he would have not been fulfilling his dharma, no matter how good of a sage he was.
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Is Rama a Brahmin or Kshatriya?

Rama upholds a king's Kshatriya dharma even during the period of exile in the Dandakaranya forest. The very term Kshatriya means one who is fearless and protects those who trust him.
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Is Rama a brahmin?

The text represents Rama as the Brahman (metaphysical reality), mapping all attributes and aspects of Rama to abstract virtues and spiritual ideals. Adhyatma Ramayana transposes Ramayana into symbolism of self study of one's own soul, with metaphors described in Advaita terminology.
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What Religion Is Rama from?

Rama is one of the most widely worshipped Hindu deities, the embodiment of chivalry and virtue. The name is specifically associated with Ramachandra, the seventh incarnation (avatar) of Vishnu. His story is told in the epic poems the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
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Is Rama a Hindu?

Rama is an incarnation of Vishnu, God of Protection. Vishnu is one of a trinity of the three most important Hindu gods – Brahma the creator, Vishnu the protector, and Shiva the destroyer. Vishnu has had nine incarnations on earth as different beings. One of these is as Rama.
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Why does Rama have blue skin?

Blue-tinged skin is the result of methemoglobinemia—a condition wherein hemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells that distribute oxygen to the body, is unable to release oxygen effectively to body tissues. As the blood doesn't get oxygenated, it makes the skin look blue, lips purple, and blood chocolate-coloured.
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How Lord Rama looks like?

Their eyes were like lotus petals, and Janaka observed that they looked like the Sun and the Moon. Narada was rendered speechless when he saw Rama's good looks. The citizens of Ayodhya described Him as being superior to the Gandharvas in beauty.
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Was Sita a Vishnu?

Sita (Sanskrit: सीता; IAST: Sītā) is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic, Ramayana. She is the consort of Rama, the avatar of the god Vishnu and is regarded as a form of Vishnu's wife Lakshmi. She is also the chief goddess of Rama-centric Hindu traditions.
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Is Lord Krishna Brahmin?

Krishna was now born as a Kshatriya (or warrior caste) of the Yadava clan and his second name, Vasudeva, was explained away as a patronym (the name “Vasudeva” was given to his father). Fearing the wrath of his uncle, Kamsa, Krishna was eventually smuggled into the cowherd tribe of the Abhiras.
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Is Ravana is a Brahmin?

Ravana was half-Brahmin and half-demon. His father was Vishwashrava, a rishi belonging to the Pulastya clan, and mother Kaikasi belonged to a demon clan. Vishwashrava had two wives - Varavarnini and Kaikasi.
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Was Rama a 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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What is the gotra of Lord Rama?

The gotra of Lord Rama is Vasista and the Pravara should be chanted as Nabhaga, Ajha and Dasaratha. But the priests have been chanting Achyutha gotram instead of Vasista and Pravara is read in the names of Parabrahma Sarma, Vyuhanarayana Sarma and Vibhava Vasudeva Sarma.
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Is Shiva a Brahmin?

In the Shvetavastra Upanishad, Shiva is without doubt Brahman, the cosmic consciousness. With this association, Vedism transformed into what is now known as classical Hinduism.
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What is Kshatriya in Hinduism?

Kshatriya, also spelled Kshattriya or Ksatriya, second highest in ritual status of the four varnas, or social classes, of Hindu India, traditionally the military or ruling class.
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What is the age of Rama when he died?

He was over 10 thousand years old when he died.
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At what age Ravana died?

So Ravana's age roughly = 1296000 less: 11000 = 1285000 years when he was killed by Raghunatha.
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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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Was Ramayana true?

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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Is Lord Rama and Krishna same?

Krishna belonged to the Dvapara Yuga, whereas Rama belonged to the Treta Yuga or epoch. Krishna was born to Devaki and Vasudeva, whereas Rama was born to Dasaratha and Kausalya. Both of them are considered to be the incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Krishna ruled from Dwaraka, whereas Rama became the king of Ayodhya.
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How many years did Sita lived?

14 years in exile (other than about a year when Sita was kidnapped). And some 4 years thereafter as king and queen, until she was exiled. So, they would have been together for about 22 years in all. Sita lived for another 12 years.
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Where is Ravana Lanka now?

This island would therefore lie more than 160 km (100 mi) southwest of present-day country of Sri Lanka. The most original of all the existing versions of Valmiki's Ramayana also suggest the location of Ravana's Lanka to be in the western Indian Ocean.
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Where is Hanuman now?

Kalyuga: It is believed that Lord Hanuman resides on the Gandmadan Mountain.
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Who killed Lord Hanuman?

In one version of the Hindu legend, the king of gods Indra intervened and struck Hanuman with his thunderbolt. It hit Hanuman on his jaw, and he fell to the earth dead with a broken jaw.
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