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This Thai 1963 International Letter Writing Week stamp depicts Garuda, the King of winged creatures and a friend of Dasharatha.  |
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This Thailand-Indonesia joint issue stamp (2016) depicts mural of Ramayana from the Emerald Buddha Temple in Bangkok.  |
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One of the Laos 1955 Ramayana stamps depicts Lord Rama and his wife Sita.  |
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Fifth main hero of the Ramayana epic is Ravana, King of the Demons and ruler of Lanke.
Laos - 1955 - proof. Designed by Marc Leguay, engraved by Jean Pheulpin:
 Ravana received boon from god Brahma: French India - 1914:  Thailand - 2009:  |
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Sixth and last main character of the Ramayana epic is Hanuman, the monkey-god, the loyal servant of Lord Rama
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 Cover sent registered from Hanumangarh to Jaipur - India, 1915:  Hanuman is an incarnation of god Shiva god Shiva, Laos - 1967:  Symbol of god Shiva - Nepal Imperforate Sheet Corner:  |
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Hanuman appears in Fresco illustrating Ramayana in Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Thailand 1973).  |
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The Birth of Rama and his Marriage to Sita
Dasharatha, King of Ayodhya, had three wives: Kausalya, Kaikeyi and Sumithra. Rama, his eldest son, was born to Kausalya. The others sons were Bharata, Shatrughna and Lakshmana.
King Janaka of Mithila had arranged a contest (Swayamvara) and announced that the winner would marry his daughter, Sita. Each competitor had to lift the divine bow gifted by god Shiva and string it.
King Janaka - Nepal, 1974:
 King Janaka Procession in the city of Mithila, Ramakien gallery, Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Bangkok, Thailand - Thailand, 1973:  The Contest (Swayamvara) arranged by King Janaka for Sita's hand, Ramakien gallery, Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Bangkok, Thailand - Thailand, 1973:  Lord Rama won the contest (Swayamvara) arranged by King Janaka and married his daughter, Sita Lord Rama with his divine bow - Indonesia, 1962:  The marriage of Lord Rama and Sita - Nepal, 1991:  Rama and Sita - Cambodia, 2006:  Painting from Mithila - Kingdom of King Janaka - Tradition states that this style of painting originated at the time of the Ramayana, when King Janaka commissioned artists to do paintings at the time of marriage of his daughter Sita to Lord Rama - India, 2000:  |
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This Thailand 1996 International Letter Writing Week stamp depicts the episode of Rama lured by demon Mareesthe who trasnsfomed himself as a golden deer.  |
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Hanuman the Monkey God is also the subject of a stamp set issued by Cambodia in 1964.  |
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This 1969 Royal Ballet stamp depicts the battle between Jatayu and Ravana in the Laotian version of the Ramayana.  |
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Rama was sent to Exile & Ravana abducted Sita
Dasharatha wanted to crown Lord Rama as a King of Ayodhya. Kaikeyi, one of his wives, asked him to crown her son Bharata instead. Lord Rama, his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana went to exile for fourteen years.
King Dasharatha sending his son, Lord Rama, to exile - India, 2017:
 Lord Rama, his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana in their way to exile - India, 2017:  While in exile, they were visited by Surpanakha, sister of the demon King Ravana. She seduced the brothers and attacked Sita, but Lakshmana protected her. In revenge, Ravana sent the demon Maricha, in a form of a deer to isolate Sita. When Rama tried to captivate the deer, Ravana used his enormous power to carry Sita away, flying with her to Lanka. The demon Maricha in a form of a deer - Indonesia, 1962:  Rama, Sita and the demon Maricha the deer - Indonesia, 1971:  Lord Rama and the demon Maricha the deer. Ravana on the background - Indonesia, 1971:  Ravana the Demon King - Laos, 1955: 
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Rama shoots an arrow to the deer, which is actually Maricha the demon sent by Ravana to isolate Sita in order to abduct her, Panel of Ramayana reliefs, Prambanan Temple, Indonesia, issued by St. Vincent and Grenadines in 1993:
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When Ravana abducted Sita, Jatayu, King of the Eagles, tried to attack him and rescue Sita but he got mortally wounded by the demon King.
Duel between Jatayu and Ravana - Laos, 1970. This stamp is different than the one posted earlier. it is a semi-postal stamp overprinted with additional value to help the war refugees:
 Lord Rama, Lakshmana and Jatayu - India, 2009:  The wounded Jatayu told Rama and Lakshmana about the abduction of Sita by Ravana and then died. India - 2017:  |
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Great color assay, sksondhi1!! thanks for sharing!!
Vali and Sugriva
Vali, King of the monkey Kingdom, Kishkinda, thought Sugriva had betrayed him as a king. Vali ostracized Sugriva from the Kingdom and took his wife, Roma. The brothers became bitter enemies.
Vali and Sugriva, painting from Mithila, India - 2000:
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Jatayu told Rama about the abduction of Sita. During their search after Sita, they met Sugriva and help him to rule Kishkinda, the monkey (vanara) Kingdom, over his brother Vali. Rama kills Vali*, Laos - 2004:  *Not sure about the design. |
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