Odia Ramayana

Odia Ramayana
Author Balaram Das
Original title Jagmohana Ramayana
Country India
Language Odia
Genre Puran

Odia Ramayana (Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଆ ରାମାୟଣ) also known as Jagamohana Ramayana or Dandi Ramayana popularly across Odisha is a work composed by the 15th-century poet Balaram Das. He belonged to one of Panchasakha clan of Odia literature.

Odia Ramayana isn't a translation of original Sanskrit Ramayana. The poet hadn't read Sanskrit Ramayana in his lifetime, he wrote it by getting information from local priests and folklore. That to, he added many additional information and traditional varieties of Odisha in this puran such as living standards, foods, locations etc.

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