This story is divided into seven (*) kandas, the seventh of which deals with a journey into Kishkindha.
A digital collaboration involving the British Library enabled the restoration of a copy of this story on the Mewar Manuscript. A mermaid princess who gives birth to the boy Macchanu is introduced in adaptations of this story popular in Southeast Asia, like Cambodia's national epic. In this story, a woman proves her fidelity by undergoing a trial by fire while standing on lotus blossoms, but is banished by her husband anyways. This story is divided into seven (*) kandas, the seventh of which deals with a journey into Kishkindha. This story's hero, who is tutored by Vishvamitra along with his brother, leads the forest-dwelling vanaras against the rakshasas and their lord on the island of Lanka. For 10 points, name this epic by Valmiki focusing on Vishnu's seventh avatar.
A digital collaboration involving the British Library enabled the restoration of a copy of this story on the Mewar Manuscript.
Ramayana