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Jain Sita: the drawing of Ravana's feet and the deer's heart

Variant

A sketch of Ravana's face or foot becomes the cause of Sita's exile.

In a Jain version, a picture of Ravana in Sita's room enrages Rama and he orders her killed. Lakshmana spares her and returns a deer's heart as proof. Sita later exposes Rama's deception by praying to Mother Earth, and Shiva eventually reunites them.

Who: Sita, Rama, Lakshmana, Ravana, Shiva

Bound to

Paumachariya: Ravana is a noble Jain king, and Lakshmana kills him same-story-other-version

Chandrabati: a woman's Ramayana that criticizes Rama mirror

Where this comes from

• commentary · Ramanujan summary

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