Thursday 3 June 2010

Ramayana: Second longest poem on Earth

The socond largest poem on Earth is what I admire most, the Ramayana (Tamil: ராமாயணம்). In my opinion, it is a superb poem. It is also a poem under Hinduism. The character I admire most in that poem is Hanuman (Tamil: அனுமன்/மாருதி/ ஆஞ்சநேயர்) as he has a cute face and is adorable. The story is about Rama (Vishnu) marrying Sita and is sent to the forest for 14 years because of his father's wife, one of Dhasharath's four wives disliked Rama for bullying her when he was young. Dhasharath died due to this. When in the forest, he faces many challenges with Sita and his brother Lakshman to be succesful in killing Ravanna, the demon of the Ramayana period. To view about Ramayana's history, you can go to Wikipedia and search for "Ramayana". To read the poem, you can purchase the book or borrow it from the library. I just love the poem!

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