A Journey Across India's Sacred Geography
Places of the Ramayana
The Ramayana unfolds across an extraordinary cultural geography. Forests, kingdoms, rivers, hermitages and sacred landscapes form an essential part of the epic and continue to shape pilgrimage traditions and cultural memory.
Ayodhya — The Beginning and the Return
Ayodhya is traditionally revered as the birthplace of Shri Ram and the capital of his kingdom. It represents both departure and homecoming: the city from which Ram begins his exile and to which he ultimately returns.
Today, Ayodhya remains one of India’s major spiritual destinations and an important centre of Ramayana heritage.
Chitrakoot —Life in Exile
Chitrakoot occupies a significant place in the early period of Ram, Sita and Lakshman’s exile. Surrounded by hills, forests and the Mandakini River, it remains closely associated with contemplation, simplicity and spiritual retreat.
Panchavati —A Turning Point
Panchavati, traditionally associated with the Nashik region, is remembered as an important location during the forest exile. Events connected with this part of the narrative lead towards Sita’s abduction and the epic’s larger conflict.
Kishkindha —Friendship and Alliance
The Kishkindha episode introduces Hanuman and Sugriva and demonstrates the importance of friendship, trust and collective purpose.
Lanka — The Climactic Destination
Lanka forms the setting for the epic’s climactic conflict and the eventual reunion of Ram and Sita.
Sacred Geography as Living Heritage
The geographical memory of the Ramayana continues through pilgrimage
routes, temples, festivals, oral traditions and regional interpretations.
Ramalaya interprets this civilizational memory through fragrance,
storytelling and culturally inspired design.
Continue your journey through the JPSR Divine Shripad Ramayana
Collection.
