Ramcharitmanas: three conversations nested inside each other

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The Manas ends before Sita's exile, a heartbreak Tulsidas chose to leave out.

Tulsidas's Awadhi Ramcharitmanas (begun 1574 in Ayodhya) is told through three dialogues: Shiva to Parvati, sages Bharadwaj and Yajnavalkya, and Kakbhushundi to Garuda. Tulsidas writes in the vernacular so ordinary people can read it. It has seven kands, likened to steps into a sacred lake, and drops Valmiki's Uttara Kanda story of Sita's exile.

Who: Tulsidas, Shiva, Parvati, Kakbhushundi, Garuda, Yajnavalkya, Bharadwaj

Bound to

Kakbhushundi: the crow who has watched Rama's childhood in every age located-at

Maya Sita: the real Sita hidden in fire same-story-other-version

Ramnagar Ramlila: a town that becomes the Ramayana located-at

Places: Ayodhya, Varanasi, Chitrakoot

Where this comes from

devotional · Wikipedia: Ramcharitmanas

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