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Valmiki teaches the Ramayana to Rama's sons Rabindranath Tagore, dressed in a simple robe, performs as Valmiki beside his niece Indira Devi, in ornate attire and headdress, portraying the goddess Lakshmi on stage. Valmiki being inspired to write the Ramayana Painting of the poet Valmiki seated, holding a manuscript and teaching the Ramayana to Kusa and Lava, who sit attentively with another figure and two deer nearby. Ramlila (Ramleela) performance Crowds of devotees line up outside the newly built Ram Mandir Temple in Ayodhya, India, as security personnel oversee the entrance one day after the consecration ceremony.
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Article updated. Oct 01, 2026
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Add new Web site: Learn Religions - Valmiki Was a Great Sage and Author of The Ramayana. Jan 08, 2025
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