Linda Q. Green
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The Ramayana, An Enduring Tradition
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The bird Jatayu saw what happened and tried to help. Ravana went after the bird and fatally injured him. Ravana then took Sita and flew off through the sky. When Rama and Laksman came back, they couldn't find Sita. They only found the slain Jatayu.

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This site was created by Linda Q. Green at the NEH Summer Institute "Literatures, Religions, and Arts of the Himalayan Region," held at the College of the Holy Cross, Summer 2011.