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Books 2–6 · press ▶ to begin

Key to the map

Overland Across a river Through the air Hanumān's leap Road still ahead Traditional site Proposed or debated No agreed location

Characters

Select a name to follow one journey from start to end.

Reading the map

Include Bāla Kāṇḍa (Book 1) Viśvāmitra's journey and the weddings at Mithilā. Many scholars read Book 1 as a later layer. Book 7, the Uttara Kāṇḍa, is left out.

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