Rama

"Beauty may leave the moon, Himalayas may become bereft of snow, the oceans may transgress its shore but I will never violate the promise given by my father"

- Rama to Bharata

Rama is the main protagonist of Ramayana, he is the 7th avatar of Lord Vishnu. He is the eldest son of King Dasharatha and the husband of Sita.

Young age
Rama was born on the 9th day of Chaitra Masa (March-April) which is celebrated as Rama Navami. Being the eldest he was his father's favourite. However, Dasharatha wanted to educate Rama and his brothers. That's when sage Vishwamitra arrives at Ayodhya to ask Rama to kill Thataka, a ferocious rakshasi who kills humans and eat them. Overcome with fear, Dasharatha faints, after he regains his consciousness, Dasharatha says that Rama is too young to fight a huge and ferocious rakshasi. Vishwamitra convinces him saying that he would give proper education to Rama and Lakshmana so that they can kill Thataka. Rama and Lakshmana successfully kills Thataka and returns triumphantly to Ayodhya. Vishwamitra is proud of his disciples.

Marriage
Vishwamitra gets to know that Sita, the princess of Mithila is going to get married. However, she must choose her groom by a task. Sita's father King Janaka, places a bow on a red cloth and says that the one who carries the bow will become Sita's husband. The princes who assembled there feels that the task is easy but the real truth is that the bow belongs to Lord Shiva which is really a tough task to carry. However, Rama was so strong that he easily carried the bow and broke it! Sita eventually weds Rama. King Janaka plans to get Rama's brother Lakshmana married to his youngest daughter Urmila. At the same time, Janaka's brother, King Kushadhwaja wants Bharata and Shatrughna to marry his daughter Mandvi and Shrutakirti. So the four brothers' marriage takes place at the same day.

Exile
Many years later Dasharatha plans to crown Rama as the king but due to some circumstances Rama had to be sent to 14 years of exile. 13 years passes by, once Sita is kidnapped by Ravana for insulting his sister. Rama is determined to find his wife and allies with Sugriva, Hanuman and Vibhishana. At last they successfully rescues Sita. Rama is crowned as the king of Kosala. Again, a problem strikes when Rama had to send Sita back to the forest. Rama is sad. Finally, Rama meets Sita but Sita prays to her mother, Bhoomi Devi who comes from below earth and receives Sita. Rama takes care of her sons Lava and Kusha. Many years later, The family priest Vashishta does the arrangement of Rama's departure. Rama and his brothers emerges into Lord Vishnu.

Personality
Rama is kind and has a strong sense of morality. Due to this behaviour he is called 'Dayasara' which means 'The embodiment of Kindness'. The is even not much hesitant to keep his father's promise. He is kind and Loving. He was a actually born to teach the humans about kindness and morality.