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Ramayana's Influence on India

By: Sulaim Desai

Introduction

  • In India today, many aspects of life are influenced by the book, Ramayana
  • Many parents and grandparents tell the stories in this book to their kids and grandkids
  • Helps learn about culture, specific holidays, and how to behave
  • It influenced India in two ways:
  • Their religion
  • Their holiday

Sita

  • She went through many challenges
  • Got exiled to forest with Rama (Valmiki)
  • She got kidnapped by Ravana (Valmiki)
  • She walked through fire to prove her purity (Valmiki)

Why is Sita Worshipped?

  • She is worshipped for many reasons:
  • As a perfect role model for a wife (Moore)
  • As a fertility goddess (Moore)
  • Immense strength (Moore)

How Do We Pray To Sita?

  • To pray to her, merely chant her name and focus on her qualities and you feel in sync with her (Moore)

Rama

  • Worshipped in many parts of India today
  • People worship Rama because his qualities attracted everyone (Saraswati)
  • He adhered to his morals and duty (Saraswati)
  • Forgive people after death (Saraswati)
  • Do not take short path to success (Saraswati)
  • Uphold respect of everyone in your life (Saraswati)

How Do We Worship Rama?

  • To worship him,
  • Merely need to say his name (Saraswati)
  • By doing this,
  • You win over lust, greed, anger, and jealousy (Saraswati)

Diwali

  • "Festival of Lights" (Das)
  • Occurs in October or November for four days (Das)

What Does It Celebrate?

  • It celebrates the return of Rama with his wife, Sita, from exile (Das)
  • The villagers were extremely happy and lit oil lamps in the kingdom to help Rama and Sita get home (Das)
  • Celebrate defeat of evil (Das)

How Is It Celebrated Today?

  • All houses in India are lit up with oil lamps (Das)
  • The sky is illuminated with firecrackers (Das)
  • Thank the heavens for health, wealth, and peace (Das)

What Occurs On This Day Between People?

  • It is a day to forget the bad things in life and forgive everyone (Das)
  • Everyone unifies with each other (Das)
  • People pray for prosperity (Das)
  • People feed the poor (Das)

Dussehra

  • It occurs in September or October (Dhawan)
  • It celebrates the victory of good over evil (Dhawan)

The Story Behind Dussehra

  • Ravana kidnapped Sita and kept her captive (Valmiki)
  • Rama went to save his wife and fought with Ravana for ten days (Valmiki)
  • On the tenth day, Rama killed Ravana and this is why Dussehra is celebrated
  • To celebrate, a statue of Ravana is burned by shooting fire burning arrows at it (Dhawan)

Ram Navami

  • In Ramayana, it talks about the perfect morality that is instilled in Rama
  • Perfect son, brother, and wife
  • When Rama became king, the people celebrated Ram Navami, Rama's birthday, to celebrate his good deeds (Patel)
  • To celebrate:
  • People fast
  • People pray
  • People recite stories of Rama
  • (Patel)

Hanuman Jayanti

  • Birthday of Lord Hanuman (Hertzenberg)
  • Son of Anjana and Desari (Hertzenberg)
  • He was a devotee of Lord Rama and commanded Rama's army of monkeys (Hertzenberg)

What Do We Do On Hanuman Jayanti?

  • First, take a bath early in the morning (Hertzenberg)
  • Then, go to a Hanuman Temple and pray (Hertzenberg)
  • After that, they read the Hanuman Chalisa and give offerings (Hertzenberg)
  • They get:
  • sweets
  • coconut
  • flowers
  • holy water
  • (Hertzenberg)
  • People take a bath early in the morning (cite)
  • Go to a Hanuman Temple to pray (cite)
  • Read Hanuman Chalisa(cite)
  • Give offerings to Hanuman
  • Get: sweets, coconut, flowers, and sacred water in return (cite)
  • Smear red color on their forehead (cite)

What Do We Get By Praying To Hanuman?

  • Brave
  • Intelligent
  • Loyal
  • (Hertzenberg)
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