Rishyamukha (indirectly, through Sugriva’s exile)

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Rishyamukha is a hill in the Ramayana known as the refuge of the exiled monkey prince Sugriva and the place where he first meets Lord Rama.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hill ⓘ
location in the Ramayana ⓘ
associatedWith Hanuman ⓘ
Rama ⓘ
Sugriva ⓘ
connectedEvent alliance between Rama and Sugriva ⓘ
planning of the search for Sita ⓘ
culturalSignificance revered as a sacred Ramayana site in Hindu tradition ⓘ
describedAs refuge of the exiled monkey prince Sugriva ⓘ
devotionalAssociation visited by pilgrims as part of Kishkindha kshetra in some traditions ⓘ
eventSequence place where Rama and Sugriva agree to help each other ⓘ
precedes Rama’s slaying of Vali ⓘ
geographicalType forest hill ⓘ
inhabitedBy Hanuman ⓘ
Sugriva ⓘ
other vanaras loyal to Sugriva ⓘ
linkedCurse curse on Vali that he would die if he approached Rishyamukha ⓘ
locatedNear Pampa Lake ⓘ
linked to: Pampa lake
mentionedIn Ramayana ⓘ
near Kishkindha ⓘ
partOf Kishkindha region ⓘ
protectedFrom Vali ⓘ
reasonForSafety Vali was under a curse not to approach Rishyamukha ⓘ
roleInNarrative setting for the negotiation between Rama and Sugriva ⓘ
starting point of Rama’s alliance with the vanaras ⓘ
significanceInRamayana place where Sugriva first meets Rama ⓘ
safe haven for Sugriva from Vali ⓘ
symbolism symbol of refuge and protection for the unjustly exiled ⓘ
terrainFeature rocky hill with surrounding forest in Ramayana descriptions ⓘ
textualTradition described in later Ramayana retellings and commentaries ⓘ
featured in Valmiki Ramayana ⓘ
visitedBy Hanuman as messenger of Sugriva ⓘ
Lakshmana ⓘ
Rama ⓘ

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Vali → associatedPlace → Rishyamukha (indirectly, through Sugriva’s exile) ⓘ