Ashoka Vatika
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Ashoka Vatika is the legendary garden in the Hindu epic Ramayana where Sita was kept in captivity by Ravana in Lanka.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
garden
ⓘ
location in the Ramayana ⓘ mythological place ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Valmiki Ramayana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
later Ramayana retellings ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hanuman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ Ravana NERFINISHED ⓘ Sita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captivityOf | Sita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important site in Ramayana narrative ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Ramayana dance dramas
ⓘ
Ramayana paintings NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramayana television adaptations ⓘ |
| event |
Hanuman gives Rama’s ring to Sita
ⓘ
Hanuman meets Sita ⓘ Sita gives her chudamani to Hanuman ⓘ |
| guardedBy |
demonesses
ⓘ
rakshasis ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | named after ashoka trees ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
grove
ⓘ
secluded garden ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
ashoka trees
ⓘ
flowering plants ⓘ |
| imprisonedBy | Ravana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | garden of ashoka trees ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalRegion | Lanka of Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to enable first contact between Sita and Rama’s allies
ⓘ
to highlight Sita’s suffering ⓘ |
| notableCharacterPresent | Trijata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
place where Sita resists Ravana’s advances
ⓘ
setting for Hanuman’s reconnaissance in Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Sita’s fidelity
ⓘ
captivity and hope ⓘ |
| theme |
devotion and loyalty
ⓘ
trial of Sita ⓘ |
| usedFor | captivity of Sita ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Hanuman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
demonesses guarding Sita ⓘ |
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