GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Dandaka (Sanskrit: , IAST: Daṃḍaka) is the name of a forest mentioned in the ancient Indian text Ramayana. It is also known as Dandakaranya, aranya being the Sanskrit word for “forest". It was the location of the Danda Kingdom, a stronghold of the Rakshasa tribes.

Detailed explanation-2: -As per the scripture, Ramayana, thousands of years ago, Prince Rama of Ayodhya, his wife Sita and brother Lakshman trekked from Chitrakoot region to the massive Dandakaranya forest in India during their exile into the wilderness.

Detailed explanation-3: -During their fourteen year exile Rama, Sita and Lakshmana entered the Dandaka forest, to the great jubilation of the ascetics living in the forest, who requested Rama to protect them from notorious demons of the forest.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Dandakaranya includes parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh states. It has dimensions of about 200 miles (320 km) from north to south and about 300 miles (480 km) from east to west. The region derives its name from the Dandak Forest (the abode of the demon Dandak) in the Hindu epic Ramayana.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sri Rama told him that he wanted to visit many rishis and stay with them. Sudheekshnar showed Sri Rama the way to many of the rishi’s ashramas and with his advice only, Sri Rama moved around in Dandakaranyam for about 10 years visiting various rishis’ ashrams.