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Section size for Ramayana (43 sections)
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Etymology	1,915	1,915
Textual characteristics	141	9,591
Genre	866	866
Structure	1,255	1,255
Dating	3,709	3,709
Recensions	3,620	3,620
Characters	56	56
Synopsis	13	19,726
Bāla Kāṇḍa	2,756	2,756
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa	1,634	1,634
Araṇya Kāṇḍa	3,150	3,150
Kiṣkindhā Kāṇda	1,803	1,803
Sundara Kaṇḍa	2,408	2,408
Yuddha Kāṇḍa	6,103	6,103
Uttara Kanda	1,859	1,859
Versions	1,062	29,833
India	5,231	16,772
Early medieval recension from Bengal	2,310	2,310
Early references in Tamil literature	3,947	3,947
Buddhist version	1,173	1,173
Jain versions	4,111	4,111
Southeast Asian	159	10,410
Indonesia	5,985	5,985
Malaysia	746	746
Philippines	2,325	2,325
Thailand	1,195	1,195
Critical edition	1,589	1,589
Commentaries	1,838	1,838
Influence of Ramayana	4,521	4,521
In modern popular culture	946	8,854
Stage	2,081	2,081
Plays	391	391
Books	731	731
Movies	997	997
TV series	1,763	1,763
Video games	352	352
Nomenclatures	1,593	1,593
Notes	34	34
References	33	33
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Further reading	2,101	2,101
External links	1,192	1,192
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A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion[edit]

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Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 00:10, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox Image[edit]

I believe this image would be better for the main infobox image than the one currently used. This image depicts a central event, the slaying of the principal antagonist Rāvaṇa by Rāma, the climax of the main narrative. It originates from a historic manuscript which depicts that the Rāmāyaṇa is a poem through the text. No other image on the page depicts manuscript text so far. This would also be inline with other epic pages's images, such as Mahabharata, Iliad, and Odyssey which depict their texual nature in the infobox image. Chariotrider555 (talk) 05:41, 6 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Declaration as Good article[edit]

This page meets all criteria for good article, how can it be promoted to good article Anand 12:26, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Aananda1 You can get more info here: Wikipedia:Good articles — DaxServer (t · m · c) 12:31, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Inclusion of Raṅganātha in Ayōdhyā Kāṇḍa Section[edit]

I do not think it is appropriate to include mention of Raṅganātha in the Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa section. Firstly, there is no specific mention of Raṅga or Raṅganātha in the cited source (^[1]). The cited lines state only that Rāma worshipped Nārāyaṇa in the Critical Edition of the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa. There is no mention of Raṅganātha, merely Nārāyaṇa.^[2] Second, it is put in the main Rāmāyaṇa article's summary of the text's plot, and as such the summary should only contain the most critical pieces of information about the plot. The inclusion that Rāma worshipped Nārāyaṇa (or Raṅganātha, if it was mentioned so) as part of the pre-consencration rituals is unneccessary in a summary of the text. Pinging User:Narayanan Iyengar. Chariotrider555 (talk) 02:28, 3 September 2023 (UTC) Chariotrider555 (talk) 02:28, 3 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Obviously, Ranganatha is mentioned as an excuse to mention yet another temple. WP:COATRACK. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 03:48, 3 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya kanda, sarga 6, sloka 1, 2 and 3
^ Pollock, Sheldon (1986). The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume II: Ayodhyakāṇḍa. Princeton University Press. p. 92.

Regarding the removal of some entries in popular culture[edit]

Can't we put a warning about missing sources instead of removing the entries? @Chariotrider555 Tusharhero (talk) 02:06, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:Tusharhero, No, it will forever remain like that otherwise. It is the WP:BURDEN of whoever adds something to the list to make sure it has its own page or academic sources beyond a trivial mention to prove notability. Chariotrider555 (talk) 02:20, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If written, what script was it when Valmiki wrote?[edit]

I am wondering that the script is definitely NOT Devanagiri. It may be in Brahmi or after Indus Scrip? Sarma Pisapati (talk) 19:35, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya kanda, sarga 6, sloka 1, 2 and 3

[2] Pollock, Sheldon (1986). The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume II: Ayodhyakāṇḍa. Princeton University Press. p. 92.

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