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195:, as many accounts of the region describe ancient Hindu peoples and Hindu deities living together in refuge there. The Dandakaranya zone was the location of the turning point in the
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from the land was formulated here. According to the epic, it was home to many deadly creatures and demons. It is described to have stretched from
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states. It spans about 300 kilometres (200 mi) from north to south and about 500 kilometres (300 mi) from east to west.
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120:. It covers about 92,200 square kilometres (35,600 sq mi) of land, which includes the
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114:), is a historical region and the name of a forest mentioned in the ancient Indian epic
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means "the
Dandaka forest" in Sanskrit, the abode of the
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203:. The plot for the divine objectives to uproot the
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191:Dandakaranya is considered sacred in
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128:in the east, including regions of
16:Forest featured in Hindu literature
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163:Dandaka. It was the site of the
268:Encyclopædia Britannica Online
219:Rivers according to the epic.
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110:
92:
1114:
124:Hills in the west and the
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81:
1093:Ancient Indian forests
1088:Places in the Ramayana
1029:Sri Ramayana Darshanam
994:Ramayana Kalpavruksham
424:
1008:Ranganatha Ramayanamu
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183:ruled this province.
910:Bhanubhakta Ramayana
179:. Ravana's governor
1022:Saptakanda Ramayana
980:Raghunatha Ramayana
959:Krittivasi Ramayana
938:Jagamohana Ramayana
583:Narantaka-Devantaka
175:under the reign of
889:Adhyathmaramayanam
425:
227:, and his brother
1098:Forests of Odisha
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1074:
973:Phra Lak Phra Ram
931:Hikayat Seri Rama
896:Adhyatma Ramayana
96:), also rendered
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69:
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966:Maharadia Lawana
945:Kakawin Ramayana
924:Bilanka Ramayana
882:Adbhuta Ramayana
338:Ikshvaku dynasty
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766:Shravana Kumara
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264:"Dandakaranya"
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173:Lanka kingdom
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165:Danda kingdom
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826:Books/Kandas
802:Dandakaranya
801:
708:and concepts
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558:Dhanyamalini
490:Makaradhwaja
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157:Dandakaranya
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138:Chhattisgarh
115:
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93:Daṇḍakāraṇya
74:Dandakaranya
73:
72:
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22:Dandakaranya
1050:Yama Zatdaw
917:Bhaṭṭikāvya
731:Kushadhvaja
686:Vishvamitra
676:Parashurama
613:Shurpanakha
518:Kumbhakarna
401:Shrutakirti
223:, his wife
199:, a famous
134:Maharashtra
44:Maharashtra
1082:Categories
848:Kishkindha
807:Kishkindha
666:Bharadvaja
563:Lavanasura
513:Vibhishana
381:Shatrughna
346:Dasharatha
247:References
82:दण्डकारण्य
1043:Trai Bhet
746:Maya Sita
681:Vasishtha
661:Arundhati
603:Sulochana
553:Mandodari
376:Lakshmana
229:Lakshmana
205:rakshasas
152:Etymology
146:Telangana
87:romanized
65:92,200 km
52:Telangana
27:Geography
987:Ramakien
873:Versions
776:Shambuka
771:Vedavati
741:Manthara
721:Jambavan
671:Kambhoja
628:Trishira
588:Prahasta
578:Mayasura
568:Malyavan
538:Kabandha
523:Indrajit
500:Rakshasa
351:Kausalya
329:Ramayana
235:See also
213:Godavari
197:Ramayana
193:Hinduism
187:Hinduism
161:rakshasa
122:Abujhmar
117:Ramayana
108:, IAST:
102:Sanskrit
78:Sanskrit
32:Location
1067:Ramlila
1060:Related
1015:Reamker
853:Sundara
838:Ayodhya
797:Mithila
792:Ayodhya
756:Shabari
751:Sampati
696:Valmiki
651:Agastya
633:Viradha
623:Trijata
573:Maricha
548:Dushana
533:Atikaya
445:Sugriva
440:Hanuman
396:Mandavi
371:Bharata
361:Kaikeyi
356:Sumitra
217:Krishna
211:to the
209:Narmada
111:Daṃḍaka
98:Dandaka
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863:Uttara
858:Yuddha
843:Aranya
785:Places
761:Shanta
736:Jatayu
726:Janaka
656:Ahalya
618:Tataka
608:Sumali
598:Subahu
593:Sarama
508:Ravana
485:Anjana
480:Kesari
455:Angada
432:Vanara
391:Urmila
285:
177:Ravana
142:Odisha
54:,
48:Odisha
36:Bastar
812:Lanka
643:Sages
543:Khara
411:Kusha
181:Khara
56:India
833:Bala
475:Nila
470:Nala
465:Rumā
460:Tara
450:Vali
406:Lava
386:Sita
366:Rama
283:ISBN
225:Sita
221:Rama
215:and
144:and
106:दंडक
62:Area
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