page_title: Bharata (Ramayana)
section_title: Birth and marriage
hierarchical_section_title: Bharata (Ramayana) / Birth and marriage
caption_attribution_description: Antique Ravi Varma Hindu Divine Ritual Lord Shreeram Nandigram Enter Litho Print
context_page_description: Bharata is a Hindu deity depicted in the Indian epic Ramayana. Bharata was the younger half brother of Rama. Ramayana holds Bharata as a symbol of dharma and idealism.
  According to the Ramayana, Rama is the seventh avatar of Vishnu while Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna are considered as part-incarnations of Sheshanaga, Shankha and Sudarshan Chakra respectively.
  One of the only temples in India dedicated to him is the Sangharatna Temple in Kerala.
context_section_description: Bharata was born to the virtuous king of Ayodhya, Dasharatha and his second wife, Queen Kaikeyi. He was married to Mandavi, daughter of Kushadhwaja, Janaka's younger brother. Thus, Mandavi was Sita's cousin. They had two sons - Taksha and Pushkala.
caption: Hindu Divine Ritual Lord Shreeram Nandigram Enter
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