Angada

In the Ramayana, the earlier of the two
great Hindu epics, Angada is the son of
the monkey-king Bali and his wife Tara.
Even though Rama, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, has killed his father
under questionable circumstances,
Angada is one of Rama’s loyal allies.
Angada takes part in the search for Sita,
and then in the battle in Lanka to free
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her, in which his major contribution is
combat with Ravana’s son Meghanada
(an epithet of Indrajit).
After the conquest of Lanka, Rama
appoints Angada as the crown prince
of Kishkindha, a forest in southern
India. Many of the characters in the
Ramayana are paradigms for Indian
cultural values. Angada exhibits
bravery, loyalty, and sincere devotion
to Rama, all of which bring their
eventual rewards.