Urmila

Urmila (Sanskrit:: ऊर्मिला) is a character in the Hindu epic Ramayana. She was daughter of King Janaka of Mithila and Queen Sunaina and younger sister of Sita. She was wife of Lakshmana, younger brother of Rama. They had two sons - Angada and Chandraketu.[1]

For other uses, see Urmila (disambiguation).

When Lakshman went to exile along with Ram and Sita, Urmila was ready to accompany him but he hesitated and asked her to stay back in Ayodhya to take care of his aging parents. Urmila is notable for her unparalleled sacrifice called Urmila Nidra[2]

In Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, there is a temple dedicated to Lakshman and Urmila. The temple was built in 1870 AD by the then ruler Balwant Singh of Bharatpur and is considered as a royal temple by the royal family of Bharatpur State.[3]

TV serial depictions
YearTV SeriesChannelCountryPlayed by
1987–1988Ramayan (TV series)DD NationalIndiaAnjali Vyas
1997-2000Jai Hanuman (1997 TV series)DD MetroIndia

Monika

2000Vishnu PuranZee TVIndiaVineeta Thakur
2002Ramayan (2002 TV series)Zee TVIndiaAshwini
2008–2009Ramayan (2008 TV series)NDTV ImagineIndiaMeenakshi Arya
2011-2014Devon Ke Dev...MahadevLife OKIndiaGarima Jain
2012–2013Ramayan (2012 TV series)Zee TVIndiaPallavi Sapra
2015–2016Siya Ke RamStar PlusIndiaYukti Kapoor
2015–2017 Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman Sony TV India Khyati Mangla
2019–2020Ram Siya Ke Luv KushColors TVIndiaNisha Nagpal

References
  1. Roshen Dalal (2014). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. UK: Penguin UK. ISBN 9788184752779.
  2. Reeja Radhakrishnan (28 March 2014). "Urmila, The Sleeping Princess". Indian Express. Chennai. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  3. "Temple Profile: Mandir Shri Laxman Ji". Government of Rajasthan. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

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