People
Manthara
The birthplace of Maa Sita
Janakpur, Mithila (present-day Nepal)
The giant brother of Rāvana who slept for 6 months in a year
Kumbhakarna
The rishi who wrote the original Rāmayana
Vālmiki
Shri Rāma Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya, is located on the banks of this sacred river
Sarayu Nadi
The king of bears who made Hanuman realize his immense capabilities, and encouraged him to cross the ocean to reach Lanka
Jāmbavanta/ Jāmbavan
The birthplace of Hanuman Ji
Kishkindha
The son of Rāvana who was killed by Lakshmana
Indrajit/ Meghanāda
The author of the Awadhi Rāmayana, Rāmcharitmānasa
Tulsidās
Fun Fact: He also wrote the Hanuman Chalisa!
The capital of the kingdom of Shri Rāma's son, Lava
Lavapuri (present-day Lahore)
The rishi who taught Shri Rama and Lakshmana the knowledge of the Devastras or celestial weaponry, and trained them in the concepts of dharma and warfare
Viśvāmitra
Fun fact: He also wrote the Gāyatrī Mantra!
The name of the mountain that Hanuman Ji carried to save Lakshmana
Sanjeevani
The brother of Rāvana who joined Rāma, and later became the king of Lanka
Vibheeshana
The son of Vāli, who was a great warrior himself
Angada
The gandharva, who was in the form of a headless rakshasa, freed from his curse by Rāma, who directed Rāma and Lakshmana to befriend Sugreeva in Kishkindha
Kabandha
The vaidya (doctor) of the Vānara Sena, who treated Lakshmana when he fainted during the war?
Sushena
The name of the kingdrom ruled by Dasharatha Maharāja
Kosala
The son of Rāvana who was killed by Hanuman in the Ashoka Vātika
Akshaya Kumara
The name of the Thai version of the Rāmayana
Rāmakien
The number of sections (Kandas) and the names of the Kandas, in the original Vālmiki Rāmayana
7
(Bālakāṇḍa, Ayodhyakāṇḍa, Araṇyakāṇḍa, Kiṣkindakāṇḍa, Sundarākāṇḍa, Yuddhakāṇḍa, Uttarakāṇḍa)
Another avatāra of Bhagwan Vishnu who meets Shri Rāma after his marriage with Maa Sita
Parashurāma
The place where Bharata meets Rāma during his vanavāsa (exile)
Chitrakoota (present-day Madhya Pradesh)
The mother of Mareecha and Subāhu
Tāṭakā
The name of Bhagwan Shiva's bow that Rāma broke during Maa Sita's swayamvara
Pinaka
Name the maharishi and the shlokas he taught Shri Rāma, before the final battle between Shri Rāma and Rāvana.
Agastya Maharishi, Āditya Hridayam