Karapura village, located on the banks of the river Kabini, has an interesting connection to the Ramayana. While the incident is not specifically mentioned in the Ramayana, a local legend (called the legend of Karapura) about Luv and Kush, the sons of Sita and Rama, establishes the connection between the two. A little while after Rama’s triumphant return to Ayodhya, he banished his wife Sita from his kingdom. We are all familiar with the story of her taking refuge in Valmiki’s ashram and raising her two children Luv and Kush and the subsequent reunion with Rama. According to the Karapura

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