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Vanara (Sanskrit: वानर, lit. 'forest-dwellers') are
either monkeys, apes, or a race of forest-dwelling people. In the epic the Ramayana, the
Vanaras help...
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Kishkindha (Sanskrit: किष्किन्धा, IAST: Kiṣkindhā) is a
kingdom of the
vanaras in Hinduism. It is
ruled by King Sugriva, the
younger brother of Vali,...
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succeeded as
ruler of the
vanara kingdom of Kishkindha. He is a son of Surya, the
Hindu deity of the sun. As the king of the
vanaras,
Sugriva aided Rama in...
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directs them to
Sugriva and Hanuman.
Kishkindha Kanda is set in the land of
Vānaras (Vana-nara) –
Forest dwelling humans. Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa meet Hanumān, the...
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known as Adam's Bridge,
which is said to be
constructed by the army of
Vanaras (monkeys) for Lord Rama
according to
Hindu Legend. Damodaran,
Pradeep (1...
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mentions a
bridge constructed by the god Rama with aid from an army of
Vanaras (monkeys or forest-dwellers) to
reach the
island Lanka and
rescue his wife...
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worlds ...") [Emphasis added.] The
Vanaras are the
monkey race in the Ramayana. The
following are
notable vanaras. Angada, son of vali,
helped Rama find...
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incarnate as Rama to slay Ravana.
Shiva and
Parvati took the form of
vanaras and
engaged in intercourse. When Vayu appeared, the
couple made
their presence...
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spending his time
carousing and drinking.
Sugriva then
arranges for
vanaras to help Rama and
organises the
monkey army that will
battle Ravana's demonic...
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tells of Nila
being sent with
other vanaras in the
search for Sita. Nila is
mentioned as one of four
vanaras powerful enough to
cross the
ocean between...
