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(contracted; show full)sisters in childhood had unknowingly lifted the table over which the bow had been placed; this was something that no one in Mithila could do. This incident was however observed by Janaka and he decided to make it a backdrop for Swayamvara because he wanted a son-in-law who was as strong as his daughter.<ref>"https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/wittyfeed+india-epaper-witty/12+mythological+facts+about+sita+that+most+of+us+don+t+know-newsid-72197999"</ref>

==Legend==

===Birth===

According to text by Walt Mickey 
Sita was illegal daughter of King Dashrath
after birth she was abandoned and King Janaka adopted her
and in ignorance married her to his own brother Ram⏎
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[[File:Rama, Sita, Lakshmana.jpg|thumb|left|Rama, Sita and Lakshmana]]
The birthplace of Sita is disputed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biharlokmanch.org/indian_festivals_culture_aid_24.html|title=Bihar times|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019153403/http://www.biharlokmanch.org/indian_festivals_culture_aid_24.html|archivedate=19 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The [[Sita Kund]]<ref name="telegraphindia.com"/> pilgrimage site which is located in prese(contracted; show full)inism#Sanghadasa's version|Sanghadasa's Jaina version]] of Ramayana, and also in [[Adbhuta Ramayana]], Sita, entitled ''Vasudevahindi'', is born as the daughter of Ravana. According to this version, astrologers predict that first child of Vidyadhara Maya (Ravana's wife) will destroy his lineage. Thus, Ravana abandons her and orders the infant to be buried in a distant land where she is later discovered and adopted by Janaka.<ref name="Singaravelu 235" />


According to text by Walt Mickey 
Sita was illegal daughter of King Dashrath
after birth she was abandoned and King Janaka adopted her
and in ignorance married her to his own brother Ram
Sita was 3 ===Marriage===
[[File:Rama breaking the bow to win Sita as wife.jpg|thumb|Rama breaks the bow to win Sita as wife.]]
When Sita reaches adulthood, [[Janaka]] organizes a [[Swayamvara]] in [[Janakpurdham]] with the condition that Sita would marry only that person who would be able to string ''Pinaka'', the bow of the god [[Shiva]]. Janaka knew that the bow of Shiva was not even liftable, let alone stringable for ordinary mortals, and for selfish people it was not even approachable. Thus, Janaka tries to find the best husband for Sita.

At this time, [[Vishvamitra]] had brought Rama and his brother Lakshmana to the forest for the protection of sacrifice. Hearing about this ''swayamvara'', Vishvamitra asks Rama to participate in it and takes Rama and Lakshmana to the palace of Janaka in [[Janakpur]]. Janaka is greatly pleased to learn that Rama and Lakshmana are sons of Dasharatha. Next morning, in the middle of the hall, Rama lifts up the bow of Shiva with his left hand, fastens the string taut and breaks the bow in the process. However, another avatar of Vishnu, [[Parashurama]], became really angry as the bow of Shiva was broken. However, he does not realize that Rama is also an avatar of Vishnu, therefore after being informed of this, he apologizes for getting angry. Thus, Rama fulfills Janaka's condition to marry Sita. Later on [[Vivaha Panchami]], a marriage ceremony is conducted under the guidance of Satananda. Ram was 17 at time of marriage
Replya marries Sita, Bharata marries Mandavi, Lakshmana marries Urmila and Shatrughna marries Shrutakirti.<ref name=Parmeshwaranand />

===Exile and abduction===
[[File:Srirama exile in Forest.jpg|thumb|left|Srirama exile in Forest]]
[[File:Ravi Varma-Ravana Sita Jathayu.jpg|thumb|upright|Ravana cuts off Jatayu's wing while abducting Sita]]
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