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Kishkindha

Kishkindha is a place that is talked about in an old Indian book called the Ramayana. It is a place where a bunch of monkeys lived a long, long time ago. Kishkindha is kind of like a big jungle where these monkeys would hang out and play together. The monkeys had a leader named Vali who was very strong and powerful too.

One day, two princes named Rama and Lakshmana came to Kishkindha to look for Rama's wife who had been kidnapped by an evil demon named Ravana. They asked Vali for help, but he refused. So, Rama and Vali ended up having a big fight where Rama wanted to defeat Vali and become the new leader of the monkeys.

In the end, Rama defeated Vali and became the new leader. This helped Rama get closer to finding his wife and defeating Ravana. So, Kishkindha was an important place in the story of the Ramayana because it is where Rama got the help he needed to save his wife and defeat the evil demon.
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