After setting fire to the city he returns to Rama who decides to rescue his wife by force. Hanuman with a tremendous bound leaps across and visits Sita. The animals discover the place where Sita is kept prisoner, an island not far from India, probably prosperous Lanka, now known as Ceylon, or Sri Lanka. Finally, they ally themselves with an army of talking monkeys and bears under the generalship of the mighty monkey Hanuman. Meanwhile Rama and Lakshamana search frantically for signs of life from Sita, going from one witness to another to learn of her whereabouts. He flies with her to Lanka, his capital, but she never yields to him, reminding him steadfastly of her vow to Rama, her one and only lord. Thanks to Rama’s gallantry, he, Sita, and Lakshmana overcome the demonic powers until great calamity befalls them: Sita is abducted by the monstrous demon king Ravana. In that world, a conflict develops between on the one hand the righteous Rama, a scion of the illustrious ancient solar dynasty, and on the other hand the legions of the dark, the Rakshasas or demons with ugly, menacing, repulsive forms who stalk the forest in search of mischief. Here they move in a strange world, part mythical, part spiritual, populated by gentle, God-seeking sages, but also by grim ogres and vicious demons who try to disturb Rama’s tranquil life and thwart his noble intentions.
Rama himself withdraws into the forest for thirteen years accompanied by his faithful wife Sita and his devoted half-brother, Lakshmana. He is born into a noble family of rulers, but treacherous machinations of his stepmother force him to abdicate his claim to the throne of Ayodhya in favor of his half-brother, Bharata.
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