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WORLD  Website Dedicated To The Glories Of Lord Rama USA, Jun 3 (VNN) — GAMES, CONTESTS, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES FOR THE VAISHNAVA COMMUNITY In honor of the Appearance Days of Sri Sri Sita-Rama and Their servant Hanuman, Torchlight Publishing has just launched Ramayana.com. Says publisher Advaita Candra dasa, We want Ramayana.com to be the place where anyone can go to find out anything and everything about Lord Ramachandra and His devotees. This will be a website that will include something fun, informative, and enlightening for every member of the family. Here you will be able to find out anything about Ramayana that you could possibly want to know. http://www.ramayana.com Cherished throughout India and Asia for millennia, the story of Lord Rama has been faithfully preserved and passed on in varied forms of popular expressionÑepic poems, folk tales, music, dance, drama, puppet shows, sculpture, painting, even films and comic books. Its story and characters have captured the hearts and minds of countless generations. Torchlight hopes to encourage families, especially the children, to develop a sense of belonging to this great and wonderful culture, and to appreciate and remember Lord Ramachandra and His story. With this in mind, Ramayana.com is being established as a service to provide ongoing resources for the Vaishnava community. There will be monthly contests to win great prizes and downloadable resources such as excerpts from books about Lord Rama, information about holy Rama-tirthas, where to find books, audio, and video about Lord Rama, as well as art and figurines, information about Ramayana-related events, a question and answer section, and more. ENTER ONLINE GAMES AND CONTESTS TO WIN FREE BOOKS AND VIDEOS! In April and May, Ramayana.com is running its first contest, continuing through May 31st, 2001. Involving both a coloring contest and a crossword puzzle, there are three levels: one for children up to 8 years of age, one for children ages 9 through 15, and a third for adults (16 and over). Children up to 8 years of age will be asked to complete the coloring picture of Sita-Rama in crayon or colored pencil. Children ages 9 through 15: Draw and color a freehand picture of Sita-Rama. If you're 16 or over, fill in the correct answers to the crossword puzzle. Prizes will include a Rama coloring book, a Sita's Wedding video, or the book Ramayana / India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love, and Wisdom. To enter the contest or to find out more about what Ramayana.com has to offer, please visit www.ramayana.com Contact: Sujana dasi Tel: (888) 867-2458 Fax: (559) 337-2354 Email: torchlight@spiralcomm.net Website: http://www.torchlight.com  Comment on this storyContact VNN about this storySend this story to a friend
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