Shiva - King Dasharatha is described in the Ramayana and Shri Vishnu Purana as the king of Kosala and the father of Lord Rama. King Dasharatha was the son of Aja and
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King Dasaratha and His Retinue Proceed to Rama's Wedding: Folio from the Shangri Ramayana Series (Style II) | India, Punjab Hills, kingdom of Mankot | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
![Kaikeyi and Rama: Rama was summoned by Kaikeyi. Dasaratha told him that Kaikeyi tricked him and trapped him. Kaikeyi told that accord… | Hindu art, Hindu gods, Rama Kaikeyi and Rama: Rama was summoned by Kaikeyi. Dasaratha told him that Kaikeyi tricked him and trapped him. Kaikeyi told that accord… | Hindu art, Hindu gods, Rama](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/48/96/98/489698ad0ad26ebe2b778dd0e672ee0d--hinduism-the-forest.jpg)
Kaikeyi and Rama: Rama was summoned by Kaikeyi. Dasaratha told him that Kaikeyi tricked him and trapped him. Kaikeyi told that accord… | Hindu art, Hindu gods, Rama
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![Dasaratha being asked in court to banish Rama by Kaikeyi and her humpbacked female slave Manthara. Chromolithograph. | Wellcome Collection Dasaratha being asked in court to banish Rama by Kaikeyi and her humpbacked female slave Manthara. Chromolithograph. | Wellcome Collection](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0045070/full/full/0/default.jpg)