Angada

Angada
Angada at Ravana's court
AffiliationVanara, Vaishnavism
TextsRamayana
RegionKishkindha
Genealogy
ParentsVali (father), Tara (mother)
ChildrenDhruva (son)

Angada (Sanskrit: अङ्गदः, IAST: Aṅgada) is a legendary vanara in Hinduism. He helps Rama find his wife Sita and fight her abductor, Ravana, in the epic Ramayana. He is the son of Vali and prince of Kishkindha, and is later crowned as the kingdom's monarch.

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