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Rama Liberating Ahalya from Her Stony Curse with the Dust of His Feet

OriginHindu Mythology

This myth tells the story of Ahalya, the most beautiful woman created by Brahma, who was cursed to become a stone by her husband, Sage Gautama, after being deceived by the god Indra. For ages, she remained in a state of penance in the forest of Mithila, waiting for a prophesied moment of redemption. When Lord Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu, passed through the ashram and touched the stone...