Kaikeyi from Kekaya kingdom in Afghanistan /Iran border Gandhari from Kandahar/ Gandhara of Afghanistan They are always named after their countries or cities, Strangely Hindu epics dont give the birth names of Queens. The words Erumbin Kathaiyal/ Llady of Ants brings out the background of Kaikeyi. In this context Dasaratha was complaining about Kaikeyi to his chief queen Kausalya. Kaikeyi, using the boons sent Rama to forest and got the kingship for her own son Bharat. He was the one who gave two boons to Kaikeyi, one of his three queens. Kamban puts the words Erumbin Kathaiyal / ‘the lady of two ants story’ in the mouth of lamenting King Dasaratha. Kamban, the great author, who rendered Valmiki Ramayana in Tamil, hints at it in the Ayodhya Kanda/ canto. There is an interesting story in Ramayana about two ants. This is a non- commercial blog. Thanks for your great pictures. Contact are taken from various sources for spreading knowledge.
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