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The Ramayana,
originally
written
by
Valmiki,
consists
of
24,000 shlokas and
seven cantos (kaášá¸as).[5] The Ramayana is
composed
of
about
480,002
words,
being
a
quarter
of
the
length
of
the
full
text
of
the Mahabharata or
about
four
times
the
length
of
the Iliad.
The Ramayana tells
the
story
of
a
prince, Rama of
the
city
of Ayodhya in
the Kingdom
of
Kosala,
whose
wife Sita is
abducted
by Ravana,
the
demon-king
(Rakshasa)
of Lanka.
The
scholars'
estimates
for
the
earliest
stage
of
the
text
ranging
from
the
8th
to
4th
centuries
BCE,[6][7]Â and
later
stages
extending
up
to
the
3rd
century
CE,[8]Â although
original
date
of
composition
is
unknown.
As
with
many
traditional
epics,
it
has
gone
through
a
process
of
interpolations
and
redactions,
making
it
impossible
to
date
accurately.
British
satirist Aubrey
Menen says
that
Valmiki
was
"recognized
as
a
literary
genius,"
and
thus
was
considered,
"an
outlaw,"
presumably
because
of
his
"philosophic
scepticism,"[9]Â as
part
of
an
"Indian
Enlightenment"
period.[10]Â Valmiki
is
also
quoted
as
being
the
contemporary
of
Rama.
Menen
claims
Valmiki
is
"the
first
author
in
all
history
to
bring
himself
into
his
own
composition."[11]
The Balmiki
sect of
Hinduism
reveres
Valmiki,
where
he
is
also
known
as Lal
Beg or Bala
Shah,
as
a patron saint,
with
a
plethora
of mandirs (temples)
dedicated
to
him.[2][24]
An
area
in Chennai, Tiruvanmiyur is
believed
to
derive
its
name
from
Sage
Valmiki,
Thiru-Valmiki-Oor.
There
is
a
temple
for
Valmiki
located
in
this
place,
which
is
believed
to
be
1300
years
old.[25][26]
Shree
Valmiki
Mata
Maha
Samsthana
is
a
temple
dedicated
to
Valmiki
in
Rajanahalli, Karnataka.
Valmiki
Ashram,
a
site
considered
to
be
the
original
ashram
of
Valmiki,
is
located
in Chitwan
district of Nepal.[27] The
site
is
near
the Triveni
Dham pilgrimage
site.
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