Sita

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Sita is a revered heroine in Hindu mythology, celebrated as the devoted wife of Lord Rama and an enduring symbol of virtue, loyalty, and courage.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Sita canonical 57
Goddess Sita 3
Neang Seda is Sita 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu mythological figure
central character in the Ramayana
epic heroine
goddess
abductedBy Ravana
appearsIn Ramayana
associatedWith Ayodhya
Mithila region
surface form: Mithila

Valmiki’s hermitage
surface form: ashram of Valmiki

earth
children Kusha
Lava
consideredAvatarOf Lakshmi avatar
surface form: Lakshmi
depictedHolding lotus
depictedWith Hanuman
Lakshmana
Rama
father King Janaka
surface form: Janaka
featuredIn Ramcharitmanas
various regional Ramayana versions
foundIn furrow in a field
hasFestivalAssociated Rama Navami
Dussehra
surface form: Vijayadashami
knownAs Janaki
Maithili
Vaidehi
languageOfPrimaryText Sanskrit
livesIn forest exile with Rama
mother Sunaina
primaryTextAuthorTraditionallyAscribed Valmiki
rescuedBy Rama
rescuedWithHelpOf Hanuman
returnsTo earth at the end of her life
reveredIn Hinduism
spouseOf Rama
symbolOf chastity
courage
devotion
ideal wife
ideal woman
loyalty
virtue
testedBy trial by fire
undergoes Agni Pariksha
veneratedIn India
Nepal
Southeast Asia
Lanka
surface form: Sri Lanka
worshippedAs goddess of agriculture in some traditions
goddess of fidelity

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Referenced by (63)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Janaki Mandir in Janakpur dedicatedTo Sita
subject surface form: Janaki Mandir
this entity surface form: Goddess Sita
Janaki Mandir in Janakpur dedicatedTo Sita
subject surface form: Janaki Mandir
Janaki Mandir in Janakpur namedAfter Sita
subject surface form: Janaki Mandir
Kalaram Temple hasIdol Sita
Rama shrine dedicatedTo Sita
Raghunath Temple hasIdolOf Sita
subject surface form: Raghunath Temple, Kullu