– Hanuman approaches Sita, recites Rama’s glories, and presents Rama’s signet ring to earn her trust.
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– Kaikeyi demands her two boons from Dasharatha: crown Bharata and banish Rama to the forest for 14 years.
Rama and Lakshmana mourn Sita; find the dying Jatayu who reveals her direction; meeting Shabari and eating her berry offerings. – Hanuman approaches Sita, recites Rama’s glories, and
Ravana orders Hanuman’s tail to be set on fire; Hanuman uses it to burn down Lanka. Hanuman returns to Rama with Sita's jewel ( Chudamani ).
The army crosses the sea; campsite established on Lanka soil; Angada sent as a final peace envoy. – Kaikeyi demands her two boons from Dasharatha:
Rama breaking Shiva's bow; the arrival of the furious Sage Parashurama; the grand fourfold wedding of the four brothers to the daughters of King Janaka and King Kushadhwaja. 3. Ayodhya Kanda (The Exile Intentions)
– The trio penetrates deeper into the treacherous, demon-infested Dandaka forest.
– Hanuman finds a weeping Sita guarded by demonesses in the Ashoka Vatika grove.
Unlike modern VFX-heavy retellings, the 1987 Ramayan succeeded because of: