Rama and Sita

9th-century Prambanan temple bas-relief of Sita being kidnapped by Ravana with Jatayu (on the upper left) tried to help her. Prambanan temple complex Java, Indonesia

In Hinduism, Sita was the daughter of Janaka and wife of Rama, an avatar of god Vishnu. The word Sita means “furrow”, that is, the line created on the farm when it is ploughed. She is believed to be the daughter of Bhūmi in many legends.