Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa

The Rāmāyaṇa is a literary gem, a simple story of a prince and his journey in life that is narrated in twenty four thousand stanzas.  It has been popularized by bards in the Indian subcontinent through recitation, singing, performances, plays and cultural festivals.  The story relies on the beliefs of life and death enunciated in the Vedas...