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871:Kumbhakarna
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526:Rama-kathai
514:Ramavataram
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258:South India
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442:Erelupathu
299:Sivagangai
254:Tamil Nadu
163:Tondaiman
158:Erelupatu
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1099:Maya Sita
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729:Lakshmana
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412:Saraswati
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1004:Agastya
986:Viradha
976:Trijata
926:Maricha
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886:Atikaya
798:Sugriva
793:Hanuman
749:Mandavi
724:Bharata
714:Kaikeyi
709:Sumitra
479:Ayodhya
471:Valmiki
460:Chennai
431:Pallava
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1138:Places
1114:Shanta
1089:Jatayu
1079:Janaka
1009:Ahalya
971:Tataka
961:Sumali
951:Subahu
946:Sarama
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833:Kesari
808:Angada
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495:Vishnu
418:Antati
408:Antati
185:, the
171:Kambar
32:Kambar
21:Kanban
1165:Lanka
996:Sages
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764:Kusha
507:Shiva
433:king
276:Tamil
187:Tamil
132:Tamil
113:India
83:India
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828:Nila
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803:Vali
759:Lava
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