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Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or ''dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global po ...

, Dharmabhrit (Sanskrit dharmabhṛt) is one of the

anchorite In Christianity, an anchorite or anchoret (female: anchoress) is someone who, for religious reasons, withdraws from secular society so as to be able to lead an intensely prayer-oriented, ascetic, or Eucharist-focused life. While anchorites ar ...

s who accompanied

Rama Rama (; ), Ram, Raman or Ramar, also known as Ramachandra (; , ), is a major deity in Hinduism. He is the seventh and one of the most popular ''avatars'' of Vishnu. In Rama-centric traditions of Hinduism, he is considered the Supreme Being ...

from Sutīkṣṇa's hermitage on his journey through the

Dandaka forest Dandakaranya is a historical region in India, mentioned in the Ramayana. It is identified with a territory roughly equivalent to the Bastar division in the Chhattisgarh state in the central-east part of India. It covers about of land, which i ...

. He tells the story of sage

Māṇḍakarṇi Māṇḍakarṇi (Sanskrit माण्डकर्णि) is a sage mentioned in book III (Aranya Kanda) of the Ramayana. His story is told to Rama by Sage Dharmabhrit during the prince's journey through the Dandaka forest, when Rama, standing o ...

on the bank of

Panchāpsaras Panchāpsaras ( Sanskrit: ''pañcāpsaras'') is a lake mentioned in Book III (Aranya Kanda) of the ancient Sanskrit epic Ramayana. Its name means he lake ofFive Apsaras, female spirits of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, wh ...

, when asked by

about the origin of wondrous music coming from unknown source.http://deccanvolcanological.com/Lonar_Symposium.pdf Lonar Crater Lake (Special Volume No.1) Proceedings: Symposium on Multi Disciplinary Approach to Understand the Lonar Lake (12–14 December 2008)

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