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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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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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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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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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honoured by all
Vanaras and was a
friend of Brahma’s son Jamvanta, the king of bears.
Later in his life, he
fought alongside the
Vanara Army of Lord Rama...
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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...
- of Sampati. The
demigod exclaimed his fortune,
deciding to
consume the
vanaras one
after the
other after they
starved to death.
Angada heard Sampati,...
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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...
- her in the
Ashoka Vatika. Rama, with the
support of
vanara King
Sugriva and his army of
vanaras,
launched a
rescue operation for Sita
against Ravana...
