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RAMA   m   Indian, Hinduism Previous Names
Means "pleasing" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this is the of an incarnation of the god Vishnu. His is the hero of the 'Ramayana', a Hindu epic, which tells of the abduction of his wife Sita by the demon king Ravana, and his efforts to recapture her. His full is Ramachandra.
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