Contents

• The Ramayana: An Introduction
• About This Slideshow

1. Part 1
   1. The kingdom of Ayudhya
   2. An heir to the throne
   3. The birth of Sita
   4. The bow of Siva
   5. Sita's hand in marriage
   6. Rama's brothers go to his wedding
   7. A royal bath
   8. The marriage of Rama and Sita
   9. The future king
   10. A deathbed plot
   11. Rama is exiled
2. Part 2
   1. Rama, Sita, and Laksman leave the palace
   2. A procession
   3. Bharata tries to give back the throne
   4. A forest hermit
   5. The demon king
   6. Ravana plots Sita's abduction
   7. A golden deer
   8. The hunt
   9. Ravana kidnaps Sita
   10. The eagle king
   11. Sadayu attacks Ravana's chariot
   12. Sita's ring
   13. Ravana tempts Sita
   14. A demon army attacks Rama
3. Part 3
   1. The monkey god Hanuman
   2. Hanuman meets Rama
   3. Hanuman enlists his relatives
   4. Hanuman tricks a demon guard
   5. Hanuman searches for Sita
   6. Hanuman finds Sita in the forest
   7. Hanuman attacks Ravana's palace
   8. The battle continues
   9. Hanuman and the demon king
   10. Ravana sets Hanuman on fire
   11. Hanuman's revenge
   12. Fleeing the city
   13. Quenching the demon's fire
4. Part 4
   1. Ravana's dream
   2. A new plot
   3. Playing dead
   4. Rama and Laksman find the dead Sita
   5. Hanuman courts Ravana's neice
   6. Rama's army marches on Lanka
   7. Hanuman makes a bridge
   8. A bridge of stone
   9. Ravana's mermaid daughter
   10. Fish and mermaids destroy the bridge
   11. Hanuman fights a sea dragon
   12. Hanuman charms Ravana's mermaid daughter
   13. Rama's army reaches Lanka
   14. An underground demon
   15. A giant demon
   16. Sugriva the red monkey king
   17. Hanuman protects Rama and Laksman
5. Part 5
   1. Ravana prepares a poison spear
   2. Laksman is wounded
   3. Hanuman tries to stop the sun
   4. Hanuman searches for herbal medicines
   5. A demon giant blocks the way
   6. Hanuman battles the demon giant
   7. Magical poisoned arrows
   8. Arrows turn into serpents
   9. Serpents attack Rama's troops
   10. Rama calls to Garuda for aid
   11. The Garuda king
   12. Hanuman battles his half-mermaid son
   13. Hanuman recognizes his son
6. Part 6
   1. Rama in the demon world
   2. Ravana continues the fight
   3. Ravana seems invincible
   4. Hanuman learns Ravana's secret
   5. Hanuman searches the underworld for Ravana's soul
   6. Hanuman finds Ravana's soul container
   7. Ravana is wounded
   8. Hanuman crushes Ravana's soul container
   9. Ravana dies
   10. Sita and Rama are reunited
   11. Sita's fire ordeal
   12. The gods look on
   13. Sita proves her purity
   14. Rama and Sita are crowned
   15. Hanuman is rewarded
7. Part 7
   1. Rama's jealousy
   2. Into the countryside
   3. The gods protect Sita
   4. Sita appears to be dead
   5. Laksman kills a deer to fool Rama
   6. Sita meets a hermit
   7. Sita gives birth
   8. Sita's son is twinned
   9. Rama's regret
   10. The people of Ayudhya mourn Sita
   11. Rama's soldiers capture Mongkut
   12. Rama learns that Sita is alive
   13. Sita agrees to return
   14. The family united
   15. Peace returns to the earth

• Appendix A. People and Deities in the Ramayana
• Index