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Rama, in the BibleRama (rā`mə), variant of Ramah 1 Town, NE ancient Palestine, allotted to Naphtali.2 Town of Asher. 3 Unidentified town of Simeon, called Ramah of the south. It is apparently intended by the Ramoth in First Samuel, by the Baal in First Chronicles, and by Baalath-beer in Joshua. ..... Click the link for more information. . Rama, in the RamayanaRama, hero: see Ramayana Ramayana (rämä`yənə) [story of Rama], classical Sanskrit epic of India, probably composed in the 3d cent. B.C...... Click the link for more information. . RamaMajor Hindu deity. The name became associated with Ramacandra, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, whose story is told in the Ramayana. Conceived as a model of reason, virtue, and right action, Rama was one of the chief objects of the bhakti cults. He is often depicted as a standing figure, holding an arrow in his right hand and a bow in his left. In temples his image is attended by the figures of his wife, Sita, his half brother, Laksmana, and the monkey general, Hanuman. |
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See also Kapil Kumar, Rural Women in Oudh 1917-1947: Baba Ramchandra and the Women's Question, in RECASTING WOMEN: ESSAYS IN COLONIAL HISTORY 33769 (Kumkum Sangari & Sudesh Vaid eds. Ramchandra, Chief Operating Officer of Adino Telecom. |
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