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Cross the ocean to Lanka with Ramayana crossword puzzles. Test your knowledge of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman and Ravana, the seven kandas of Valmiki's epic, Diwali and Dussehra, divine weapons and boons, and retellings from Thailand to Java.

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Ramayana: Kandas, Retellings and Versions Across Asia

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  1. 1. Telugu woman poet traditionally remembered as a potter's daughter and a reteller of Rama's story
  2. 4. Religious tradition whose tellings let Lakshmana slay Ravana while Rama ultimately attains liberation
  3. 7. The 'beautiful' book contains a burning city and a daring ocean leap
  4. 10. Traditionally embedded in the Brahmanda Purana, the ___ Ramayana emphasizes spiritual knowledge
  5. 12. Historic north Indian region that lends its name to the vernacular of the Ramcharitmanas
  6. 14. ___ Rama, the court poem attributed to Yasadipura I
  7. 15. Bhanubhakta Acharya retold the epic in the principal language of this Himalayan country

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  1. 2. Country whose Phra Lak Phra Lam gives the epic a Buddhist setting
  2. 3. Indonesian island where Prambanan's reliefs recount Rama's adventures
  3. 5. ___ yai: large hide figures bring the epic to a shadow screen
  4. 6. Language of Balarama Dasa's Dandi Ramayana
  5. 8. Bangkok's 'Glory of Rama', shaped into a national epic under the first Chakri king
  6. 9. Court-poetry genre of an early Indonesian Ramayana, using Sanskrit-derived metres
  7. 11. War, in Sanskrit, gives the sixth book its title
  8. 13. The first Chakri monarch sponsored an epic in this language

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Ramayana: Divine Weapons and Boons

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  1. 4. Divine body protection sent by Indra for Rama's duel with Ravana
  2. 6. Living form assumed by each missile that bound Rama and Lakshmana
  3. 9. The first of two protective disciplines Vishvamitra taught Rama
  4. 10. Sword Shiva gave Ravana, named for the moon's laughter
  5. 11. Sacred verbal formula used to activate a celestial weapon
  6. 12. Hanuman received a share of radiance from ___, the sun deity
  7. 13. Weapon behind the first half of Parashurama's name
  8. 14. Sanskrit term for the ascetic discipline through which Ravana sought divine favors

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  1. 1. Sacred grass used for Rama's improvised weapon against a troublesome crow
  2. 2. Brahma's celestial missile, which Rama empowered to end Ravana's life
  3. 3. The offending crow surrendered one to escape Rama's unstoppable missile
  4. 5. Missile Rama used to cast Maricha into the sea without killing him
  5. 7. Serpentine binding weapon used against Rama and Lakshmana
  6. 8. Traditional name of Shiva's mighty bow, broken by Rama at Janaka's court
  7. 10. Nandi's supernatural punishment for Ravana's mockery

Ramayana: Places from Ayodhya to Lanka

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  1. 2. Compass direction from Rama's birthplace toward Ravana's island kingdom
  2. 5. Sacred river flowing past Ayodhya, in a common five-letter spelling
  3. 9. Island pilgrimage town whose great temple is traditionally linked to Rama's worship of Shiva
  4. 12. Mountain serving as Hanuman's launchpad for his leap toward Ravana's realm
  5. 13. River beside which the newly banished prince spends his first night

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  1. 1. Palk ___, waters between southeastern India and Sri Lanka
  2. 2. Mountain near Ravana's capital from which Rama surveys the enemy city
  3. 3. Panchavati's modest forest dwelling for the royal exiles
  4. 4. Hill retreat where Bharata asks Rama to return and rule
  5. 6. Vishvamitra leads the young princes to this river near ancient Girivraja
  6. 7. River crossed before the Syandika on Rama's early journey into banishment
  7. 8. Dasharatha's kingdom, home to the dynasty of Ikshvaku
  8. 10. Shore where the vanara army camps before the crossing to Lanka
  9. 11. Rama ___, the legendary crossing whose Sanskrit name means 'bridge'

Ramayana: Key Episodes from Exile to Return

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  1. 1. Shuka and Sarana serve Ravana in this covert role
  2. 5. Forest settlement where a golden animal draws Rama away from Sita
  3. 8. Rama's homecoming culminates in this royal ceremony
  4. 9. Vali's son who carries Rama's ultimatum to Ravana's court
  5. 12. Vanara commander paired with Nala as a causeway builder in later retellings
  6. 13. Forest sage whose wife Anasuya welcomes Sita

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  1. 2. Ravana's flying vehicle, later used for the journey home
  2. 3. Woodland fare offered to Rama by a devoted ascetic woman
  3. 4. Ravana's chief queen, who urges him to return Sita in later tellings
  4. 6. Tree that gives Sita's grove of captivity its name
  5. 7. Watery expanse blocking the vanara army's advance toward Ravana
  6. 10. Nishada chief who welcomes Rama at Shringaverapura
  7. 11. Golden disguise that lures Rama away from his forest home

Ramayana: Ravana and the Kingdom of Lanka

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  1. 1. Wind deity regarded as the divine father of the hero who leaps across the sea
  2. 4. Condition that keeps the ruler's enormous brother out of action for months
  3. 5. Head count in traditional depictions of Lanka's ruler
  4. 6. Thunderbolt-bearing deity once overcome by Lanka's warrior prince
  5. 9. Lanka's enormous defender famed for six-month slumbers
  6. 11. Death's divine overseer, challenged by Lanka's ruler in the Uttara Kanda
  7. 12. The ___ Tandava Stotram is traditionally attributed to Lanka's ruler
  8. 13. Engineer credited in the Ramayana with building the causeway to Lanka

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  1. 2. Fire deity who safeguards the queen during her ordeal after the war
  2. 3. One of four sacred collections that Lanka's learned ruler is said to have mastered
  3. 4. Sister of Lanka's ruler whose encounter with the forest exiles helps set the abduction plot in motion
  4. 5. Three-peaked mountain on which Lanka's capital is traditionally situated
  5. 7. Visitor who makes an incendiary exit from Lanka
  6. 8. Enchanter who becomes a golden deer to lure away the queen's protector
  7. 10. Architect of the asuras and father of Lanka's chief queen

Ramayana: Diwali, Dussehra and Festivals Linked to the Epic

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  1. 3. Island kingdom ruled by Ravana.
  2. 5. Rama's home city, lit with lamps for his return in Diwali tradition.
  3. 9. Brother who accompanies Rama and Sita during their forest years.
  4. 12. Liquid fuel commonly poured into clay festival lamps.
  5. 13. Worship ceremony in which a lit lamp is waved before a deity.
  6. 14. Son of Rama and Sita whose name shares its spelling with molten rock.

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  1. 1. Gujarati circle dance performed during the nine-night goddess festival.
  2. 2. Curved weapon that Rama strings at Sita's marriage contest.
  3. 3. Goddess of wealth worshipped during the festival of lamps.
  4. 4. Pointed projectile shot by Rama during combat.
  5. 6. Occasion for buying precious metals and utensils two days before the main festival of lamps.
  6. 7. Festival marking Rama's defeat of Ravana.
  7. 8. Dramatic performance of Rama's story staged during autumn festivals.
  8. 10. Precious yellow metal traditionally bought for prosperity before the festival of lamps.
  9. 11. Rama's fourteen-year banishment from his kingdom.

Ramayana: Hanuman and the Vanara Army

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  1. 4. Animal identified with Jambavan, the wise elder among Rama's allies.
  2. 5. Body part of Vayu's son that was set alight in Ravana's city.
  3. 6. Person who delivers news on another's behalf, as Rama's helper did for Sita.
  4. 10. Hard natural material used to build Rama's crossing to Ravana's island.
  5. 11. Heavy club commonly shown in the hand of Rama's devoted helper.
  6. 12. An enormous being, such as Ravana's towering sibling Kumbhakarna.
  7. 13. Animal that Rama's devoted helper traditionally resembles.

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  1. 1. Lakshmana and Shatrughna, twin sons of Queen Sumitra, were ___.
  2. 2. Armed clash between Rama's forces and Ravana's defenders.
  3. 3. Tall woody plants uprooted by Rama's animal allies for use as weapons.
  4. 4. Structure built by Nala and his companions to connect the mainland with Ravana's island.
  5. 7. Someone sent ahead to gather information, like Hanuman in Ravana's city.
  6. 8. Act of freeing someone from danger or captivity, the goal of Rama's mission.
  7. 9. Royal title held by Rama after his return to Ayodhya.

Ramayana: Rama, Sita and the Main Characters

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  1. 6. Poet traditionally credited with composing the Sanskrit epic about Ayodhya's heroic prince.
  2. 7. Princess of Mithila who marries the prince of Ayodhya.
  3. 10. Youngest of Ayodhya's four royal brothers.
  4. 12. Wise holy man, such as Vishwamitra, who teaches the young princes.
  5. 13. Prince of Ayodhya worshipped as an incarnation of Vishnu.
  6. 14. Monkey king of Kishkindha defeated by the prince of Ayodhya.

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  1. 1. Younger brother of the ten-headed ruler who joins the hero's side.
  2. 2. Brave vulture who tries to rescue the abducted princess.
  3. 3. Finger ornament the monkey messenger shows the captive princess as a token from her husband.
  4. 4. Sacred flames that the heroine enters to demonstrate her purity.
  5. 5. King of Ayodhya whose three wives bear him four sons.
  6. 8. Prince who places his absent eldest brother's sandals on the throne.
  7. 9. Royal wife whose two promised boons exile the eldest prince and crown her own son.
  8. 11. Ten-headed ruler who abducts the heroine.
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