Who brought Sita from Lanka?

Having shrunk to the size of a mouse, Hanuman
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ran through Lanka, looking for Sita. He found her held captive in an ashok grove near Ravana
Ravana
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's palace. She was guarded by hideous demonesses and harassed by Ravana, who wanted her to forget Rama, and marry him instead. She was sitting under a tree crying.
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Who carried Sita away to Lanka?

The evil Ravana, King of the Demons, who had 10 heads and 20 arms, spied Rama's beautiful wife Sita in the forest.
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How did Sita come back from Lanka?

In the Ramayana, Sita – the consort of Rama (the prince of Ayodhya and an avatar of the god Vishnu) – is seized by Ravana and imprisoned in Lanka, until she is rescued by Rama, who slays her captor. Sita undergoes Agni Pariksha (an ordeal of fire) by which she proves her chastity before she is accepted by Rama.
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Is Sita Nepali or Indian?

The birthplace of Sita is disputed. The Sita Kund pilgrimage site which is located in present-day Sitamarhi district, Bihar, India is viewed as the birthplace of Sita. Apart from Sitamarhi, Janakpur, which is located in the present-day Province No. 2, Nepal, is also described as Sita's birthplace.
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Who told Ram that Sita is in Lanka?

Jatayu's rescue attempt

It was Jatayu who told Ram that it was Ravana who had abducted Sita and it was Lanka where Ram would find his beautiful wife.
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रामायण कथा - क्यूँ देनी पड़ी माता सीता को अग्निपरीक्षा, देखिए और जानिए असली कारण



Which demon helped Sita in Lanka?

Trijata (Sanskrit: त्रिजटा, IAST: Trijaṭā) is a rakshasi (demoness) in the Hindu epic Ramayana who is assigned the duty of guarding Sita who was kidnapped by the king of Lanka Ravana. In latter adaptions of Ramayana, Trijata is described as a daughter of Vibhishana, the brother of Ravana.
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How many years Sita stayed in Sri Lanka?

Where did Ravana keep Sita in Lanka? According to the epic Ramayana, Goddess Sita was kept at Ashok Vatika after her abduction since she refused to stay at Ravana's palace. How many years did Sita live in Lanka? It is believed that Goddess Sita lived in Sri Lanka for roughly a period of one year.
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Which country did Sita come from?

She was discovered and brought up by king Janaka, the king of Mithila and his wife Sunaina (Valmiki Ramayana). Janakpur, which is located in the present-day Province No. 2, Nepal, is also described as Devi Sita's birthplace.
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What religion is Sita?

Sita, (Sanskrit: “Furrow”) also called Janaki, in Hinduism, the consort of the god Rama. Her abduction by the demon king Ravana and subsequent rescue are the central incidents in the great Hindu epic Ramayana (“Rama's Journey”).
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Where is Sita's birthplace?

Known as the capital of Province 2 today, Janakpur the birthplace of Janaki or Sita, the consort of Lord Ram, is an important religious pilgrimage site in the Terai plains, in south central Nepal.
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Why did Rama abandon Sita?

Rama, fearing ill repute, orders an unwilling Lakshmana to take the pregnant Sita into forest on the pretext of showing her the hermitage of the pious sage Valmiki and leave her there.
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Who made Sita pregnant?

Shri Ram & Devi Sita were believed to be 39 & 32(approx.) at that time. Soon, within a few weeks, Devi Sita was pregnant with Luv & Kush.
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How did Ram get Sita?

According to the Ramayana, Lord Shiva had gifted a celestial bow to King Janaka of Mithila. King Janaka set the condition that he would marry his daughter Sita to the person who would be able to string Pinaka, the bow of Lord Shiva.
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Who helped rescue Sita?

Hanuman is the wise and resourceful monkey who helps Rama in his quest to defeat Ravana and rescue Sita.
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What did Ravana did to Sita?

The only escape from ruin would be to honourably return her to Rama. Infuriated by her reply, Ravana gave her an ultimatum to marry him within two months, or else be prepared to die, ordering the ferocious ogresses surrounding Sita to frighten her into submission.
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Did Ram abandoned Sita?

Exhibiting a stoic spirit of sacrifice, Rama deemed his duty as king more important than his duty as husband, and so sent Sita away to the forest. But he didn't entirely neglect his duty as a husband; he did that duty too because the forsaken Sita was still in his kingdom and thus indirectly in his protection.
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At what age did Sita get pregnant?

Rama and Sita have no children and Sita becomes a mother in her late thirties.
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Who was Sita in her previous birth?

Vedavati (Sanskrit: वेदवती, IAST: Vedavatī) is the previous birth of the goddess Sita in Hindu mythology. She is an avatar of the goddess of prosperity, Lakshmi.
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What was the real name of Sita?

One such actor was Deepika Chikhalia who played Sita in Ramanand Sagar's show Ramayan that ran from 1986-88.
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When did Sita come to earth?

This place is also known as Sita Marhi & is believed by Hindu Devotees that Goddess Sita (wife of Lord Rama) plunged inside Mother Earth when being questioned by Lord Rama to prove her fidelity after she was rescued from Ravana's Lanka. This is a scenic temple surrounded by lake all around with greenery everywhere.
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Was Sita pregnant in Lanka?

Was Sita pregnant when Ram left her? With a heavy heart, he instructed him to take Sita to a forest outside Ayodhya and leave her there. Thus Sita was forced into exile a second time. Sita, who was pregnant, was given refuge in the hermitage of Valmiki, where she delivered twin sons named Kusha and Lava.
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Why was Sita born from Earth?

According to many versions of the Ramayana, she is described as the daughter of the Earth, the goddess Bhumi, or Prithvi. King Janaka found her while ploughing as part of the Vedic ritual that he was performing, as a gift from the Earth goddess and adopted her as his daughter.
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How many years Rama and Sita lived together?

Conversation. We gather that Ram and Sita, slept together under the same roof, for 12 years in Ayodhya (Valmiki Ramayana 5.33.
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How long did Ram wait for Sita?

it means approximately 20 days.
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