I love you. The story of Deepavali.

 

Ramayana- The Deepavali Epic.

On the eve of his coronation, Rama was told by his father, the outgoing King Dasharata, that he was to be exiled to the forest for 14 years. Without a second's hesitation, he obeyed his father's decree and promptly prepared for his departure at day break. 

Accompanied by his newly wed wife Sita, and his half-brother Lakshmana, thus began The Ramayana aka Rama's Journey.

Ramayana is the first of two great epic poems of India written in Sanskrit, the other being The Mahabharata (therein contained the Bhagavad Gita). The great epics or Itihasa focusses on the teachings in Purusharta - Kama, Artha, Dhama, & Moksha. Or the goals of human life portraying intricate relationships, ideal roles of mother, father, servant, brother, sister, husband, wife and king. These are teachings of ancient Hindu sages, warriors and Kings. 

Deepavali is the day Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman reached Ayodhya after a period of 14 years in exile after Rama's army of good defeated demon king Ravana's army of evil, rescuing Sita in the process.

These epic stories are fantastic, dramatic, filial, full of devotion & dedication to ones duty and deep-seated commitment to family and personal bonds. They provide us an in-depth view of the human condition and perhaps a plausible explanation as to why the Hindus live as they do and more importantly providing us with a blueprint as old as time to live a life of consciousness and enlightenment. Free from suffering. 

Watch the full length animated film version (1993) produced by Japanese director Yugo Sako & his team.

Ramayana. The Legend of Prince Rama.