A Thousand-Year-Old “Prashasti” Inscription Sheds Light On The Ramayana
Avatans Kumar · 02/16/2025 - The Sanskrit inscription dates to 1095 CE and is the earliest evidence of Rama-Navami celebrations.
- Experts helped decode the inscription, confirming its alignment with Valmiki-Ramayana’s narrative of Rama’s journey.
- The inscription shows that sacred sites from Rama’s journey remained preserved in popular Hindu memory for centuries.
- It challenges claims that Rama worship and the Bhakti movement are modern, proving early devotion to Rama as an Avatara of Vishnu.
Avatans Kumar
Avatans Kumar is a columnist, public speaker, and activist. A JNU, New Delhi, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign alumnus, Avatans holds graduate degrees in Linguistics. Avatans is a recipient of the 2021 San Francisco Press Club’s Bay Area Journalism award.
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