On the Panchami of the Hindu month of ‘Margashira’, Lord Rama visited Janakpur, the birth place of Goddess Sita. He broke the ‘dhanush’ (bow) of Lord Shiva in the Swayamvara and was married to ...

Rishi Agastya presents Lord Rama with a bow crafted by Vishwakarma. He explains that this bow is special because a single arrow shot from it can multiply into countless arrows that never disappear.

It gets its name from the parting of the Ram Sethu in Hindu epic the Ramayana, by a bow (Dhanush), which was delivered by Lord Rama. The ethereal charm of Dhanushkodi still manages to draw ...