The Ramayana consists of 24,000 verses and is divided into seven books, called Khandas. It is considered as an epic as it presents the details of the war between Lord Rama and demon king Ravana over the kidnapping of Rama’s wife, Sita. There are several major characters like Hanuman, Lakshmana, Vibhishana, etc who were instrumental in the fight that was fought in Lanka (modern Sri Lanka), where Rama triumphed over Ravana and brought back his wife. This success has been considered to be the victory of good over evil.