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Sita
'''Sita''', in [[Hindu mythology]] is the wife of [[Rama]] (an [[avatar]] of [[Vishnu]]) and the daughter of Janaka; she was kidnapped by King [[Ravana]] of the [[Raksha]]s, but rescued by her husband, who then became King of [[Ayodhya]].  She has two sons, namely Luv and Kush.

The actual birth place of Sita is "Punaura" located in Sitamarhi district of Bihar state in India.⏎
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The story of her kidnapping and subsequent rescue forms the core of the [[Sanskrit]] epic, the [[Ramayana]], written by [[Valmiki]] ca. 250 BCE.

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[[Category:Hindu mythology]]

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''See also'': [[Sita (singer)]].