Ramayana - The Great Indian Epic Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• sugriva : monkey king who assures rama of his help in locating and rescuing sita
• ashoka : garden where sita was imprisoned by ravana in lanka
• shabari : the lady who was waiting patiently for a glimpse of rama all her life and offers him berries.
• janaka : father of sita
• sarayu : river on the banks of which lay the kingdom of dasaratha
• kaushalya : mother of rama
• hanuman : the monkey god who leaps over the sea to lanka in his search for sita
• shoorpanaka : sister of ravana whose ears and nose were cut off by lakshmana when she pesters him to marry her
• lakshmana : brother of rama who accompanies him to the forest
• kumbhakarna : brother of demon ravana who used to slumber for six months in a row
• kaikeyi : the third wife of dasaratha, who orders dasaratha to send rama into exile for 14 years on the eve of his coronation as king
• shatrughna : youngest of the three brothers of rama
• jatayu : the vulture who vainly attempts to stop ravana from kidnapping sita and dies after passing on the message to rama
• mareecha : the demon who disguises as a golden deer to help ravana kidnap sita
• bharatha : brother of rama who rules the kingdom on his behalf by placing rama's footwear on the throne
• ravana : king of lanka who kidnaps sita
• ayodhya : kingdom of dasaratha, later ruled by rama
• janaki : another name for sita, consort of rama
• urmila : wife of lakashmana