- I'm considering doing a story about Sita's time as a prisoner, so here are some details about that:
- Sita is kept prisoner in a mansion in a grove of asoka trees.
- Sita was "pale and sad" and "her dark hair was twisted in one braid and knotted, as a sign of mourning for her absent lord."
- Ravana keeps asking Sita to marry him. She keeps saying no.
- Sita would rather Ravana kill her than marry her.
- I would imagine that while waiting, she was becoming more and more sorrowful and depressed each day. It could be interesting to write about her experiences with Ravana, and the hope she has in Rama for him to come rescue her. I could do a day-by-day recap of her thoughts or something like that.
- Here is a good article on asoka groves. I could use this for details in Sita's story.
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Image information: Ravana and Sita painting from Wikimedia Commons.
Bibliography: The Divine Archer by F. J. Gould.
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