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 There are actually 7 Kandhs in Ramayana: Baal Kandh, Ayodhaya Kandh, Aranya Kandh, Kishkinda Kandh, Sunder Kandh, Yuddha or Lanka Kandh, and Uttara Kandh. In English these are: Childhood Episode, Ayodhaya Episode, Forest Episode, Monkey Episode, Fascinating Episode, Lanka Episode, Answers Episode (or Later Episode), respectively. Kandh means an episode or a chapter.
 Jambavanta the bear, is the other immortal character (chiranjeev) in the epic, apart from Hanuman. He tells Hanuman that Hanuman can indeed jump over the ocean and reach Lanka.
 Hanumaan is the son of the wind (Vayu) and Anjana. Lord Hanumaan, also known as Mahavira and Bajrangbali, is a Hindu god and an ardent devotee of the god Rama. He is one of the central figures in the Hindu epic "Ramayana" and its various versions.
+Ahalya: Wife of sage Gautama, who was turned into a stone and later became free from curse by the touch of Rama
+Bharata: Brother of Rama and son of Kaikeyi
+Dasharatha: Rama’s father and King of Kosala
+Dashanan: Ten headed King of Lanka a.k.a. Ravana
+Garuda: The mighty mythical raptor; King of winged creatures
+Gautama: Sage/Rishi who cursed her wife Ahalya and turned her into a stone for her immoral conduct
+Hanuman: Son of Pavana — the wind God; Devout of Rama and a leading warrior among the monkey tribe
+Indrajit: Ravana’s son who fought with Rama with magical powers
+Jambuvan: Leader of bears who found Sita with his supernatural powers
+Janaka: King of Mithila; Father of Sita, who found her in a furrow
+Jatayu: Great bird who was killed by Ravana while rescuing Sita
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+Garuda & Hanuman are two major zoomorphic characters of the Ramayana. Photo Credit: Painting © ExoticIndia.com
+Kaikeyi: Dashartha’s youngest queen and mother of Bharata who asked for Rama’s exile
+Kausalya: Dashratha’s queen and Rama’s mother
+Kevat: Boatman who let Rama, Laxman and Sita cross the river in his boat and washes Rama’s feet
+Khar: Brother of Ravana and Shurpanakha
+Kumbhkarna: Ravan’s brother known for sleeping and eating
+Kush: Son of Rama and Sita
+Laxman: Queen Sumitra’s son and Rama’s brother aka Lakshmana
+Lava or Luv: Son of Rama and Sita; brother of Kush
+Mandavi: Bharat’s wife & King Janak’s daughter
+Manthara: Maid servant of Keikeyi who convinced her for Bharat’s thorn and exile of Rama
+Maricha or Mareech: Who assumed form of suvarna mriga or golden deer and help abduct Sita
+Meghanad: Ravana’s son, who made Laxman unconscious in the battlefield with his arrow
+Nala: Son of great builder who helped Rama construct the famous bridge to Lanka
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+Lakshmana or Laxman sitting with Rama in a discussion with the Vanaras before their Lanka conquest. Photo Credit: Painting © ExoticIndia.com
+Tataka: Demoness or rakshasi killed by Rama; mother of Mareecha
+Tulsidas: Sanskrit scholar and poet who created Ramacharitmanas, a version of Valmiki Ramayana in local Avadhi language
+Urmila: Laxman’s wife; daughter of King Janak and sister of Sita
+Vali or Bali: The mighty ape, cousin of Sugriva, who occupied Kiskindha and was killed by Rama
+Valmiki: The great poet and creator of Ramayana; Sage who helped Sita and her two son Lava-Kush stay at her ashrama
+Vanara: Monkey; The army led by Hanuman. A hill tribe of Southern India — according to the Ramayana
+Vasistha: Head priest or kul Guru of Ayodhya
+Vibhishana: Ravana’s brother who leaves Lanka to join Rama and later becomes the king of Lanka
+Vishnu: Lord of Preservation — part of the Hindu Trinity of Gods; Rama is considered the 8th incarnation of Lord Vishnu
+Vishwamitra: Sage or rishi, who used Rama to kill troubling demons
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+Sita in captivity in Lanka. Photo Credit: Painting © ExoticIndia.com
+Rama: The main protagonist of the Ramayana — an avatar of Lord Vishnu; prince of Ayodha, son of King Dasharatha of Kosala
+Ravana: Ten headed King of Lanka, who abducted Sita; brother of Vibhishana and Surpanakha; father of Indrajit; husband of Mandodari
+Sampati: Brother of Jatayu
+Shatrughna: Rama’s younger brother
+Shabari: Devotee of Rama who offered him berries
+Shatananda: Head Priest or kul Guru of Mithila
+Shiva: The Lord of Destruction — part of the Hindu Trinity of Gods, whose bow was lifted by Rama in the swayamvar of Sita
+Shravan: Son of blind parents; known as an idol of service to parents
+Shrutkirti: Shatrughna’s wife and King Janak’s daughter
+Shurpanakha: Ravan’s sister whose ears and nose were cut by Laxman
+Sita: Daughter of Janaka and wife of Rama
+Sugriva: King of monkey tribe and King of Kiskindha
+Sumanta: Charioteer of King Dasharatha
+Sumitra: Wife of Dashratha; Mother of Laxman & Shatrughna
+Sunayana: Wife of King Janak; Mother of Sita
+Sushen: Lankan physician, who advised Sanjivani herbs from Kailas mountain in order to cure Laxman