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Sita - Definition and Overview |
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Sita, in Hindu mythology is the wife of Rama. She was a foundling, found in a furrow in a plowed field, and became the adopted daughter of King Janaka. Because of this birth she is sometimes considered a daughter of Bhumidevi. After marrying Rama, she was kidnapped by King Ravana of the Rakshas, but rescued by her husband, who then became King of Ayodhya. She has two sons by Rama, Lava and Kusha.
The actual birth place of Sita is "Punaura" located in Sitamarhi district of Bihar state in India.
The story of her kidnapping and subsequent rescue forms the core of the Sanskrit epic, the Ramayana, written by Valmiki ca. 250 BCE.
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