But King Dasaratha pined after his sons, and died in the ninth year.
It is said that Lord Rama and his father King Dasaratha did austerities here.
My Rama, the Rama of our prayers, is not
the historical Rama, the son of Dasaratha- the King of Ayodhya.
As per Ramayana, King Dasaratha had over 350 wives out of which three were principal wives-
Kausalya, Kaikeyi, and Sumitra.
Once upon a time, at Benares, a great king named Dasaratha renounced the ways of evil, and reigned in righteousness.
Eleventh in descent from Dasaratha, Mahipati Bose was an extraordinary person
and attracted the attention of the then Nawab of Bengal who appointed him Minister of Finance and War.
Rani Kekayi once had protected the life
of King Dashrath, then King Dasaratha had asked him to ask for anything but Kekayi said,
I will demand the time when it comes.