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Dating Ravana's fall from the stars

15 November 7292 BC

The battle at Lanka, Ramayana painting by Sahibdin, Udaipur, 1649–53
The battle at Lanka, Ramayana painting by Sahibdin, Udaipur, 1649–53Image: Sahibdin, Public domain

The Ramayana records the positions of the stars and planets on the day Lord Rama killed Ravana.

Working with a group of research scholars from various institutions and advanced computers, the author recreated that sky and arrived at 15 November 7292 BC, a Phalgun Amavasya, about 9,300 years ago.

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