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	\| father = [[Rama]]		\| father = [[Rama]]
	\| mother = [[Sita]]		\| mother = [[Sita]]
	\| birth_place = [[Bithoor#Notable landmarks\|Valmiki Ashram]], [[Bithoor\|Brahmavart]], [[Kosala]] (present-day [[Bithoor]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]])		\| birth_place = [[Bithoor#Notable landmarks\|Valmiki Ashram]], [[Bithoor\|Brahmavart]], [[Kosala]] (present-day [[Bithoor]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]])
	\| siblings = [[Kusha (Ramayana)\|Kusha]]		\| siblings = [[Kusha (Ramayana)\|Kusha]] (brother)
	\| dynasty = [[~~Raghuvanshi]]-[[Ikshvaku dynasty\|Ikshvaku~~]]-[[Suryavansha\|~~Suryavanshi~~]]		\| dynasty = [[Raghuvansh]]-[[Suryavansha\|Suryavansh]]
	\| texts = ''[[Ramayana]]'' and [[Versions of Ramayana\|its other versions]]		\| texts = ''[[Ramayana]]'' and [[Versions of Ramayana\|its other versions]]
	}}		}}

	'''Lava''' ({{lang-sa\|लव}}) <ref name="lcuk">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.lcuk.org.uk/history.htm \| title=Lohana History		'''Lava''' ({{lang-sa\|लव}})<ref name="lcuk">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.lcuk.org.uk/history.htm \| title=Lohana History
	\|access-date=14 November 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215927/http://www.lcuk.org.uk/history.htm \|archive-date=4 October 2013 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and his twin brother [[Kusha (Ramayana)\|Kusha]], were the children of [[Rama]] and [[Sita]].<ref name="Mani2009">{{cite book\|author=Chandra Mauli Mani\|title=Memorable Characters from the Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0xludqcKE4IC&pg=PA77\|year=2009\|publisher=Northern Book Centre\|isbn=978-81-7211-257-8\|pages=77–}}</ref> Their story is recounted in the [[Hindu]] epic, ''[[Ramayana]]'' and [[Versions of Ramayana\|its other versions]]. He is said to have a whitish golden complexion like their mother, while Kusha had a blackish complexion like their father.		\|access-date=14 November 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215927/http://www.lcuk.org.uk/history.htm \|archive-date=4 October 2013 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and his twin brother [[Kusha (Ramayana)\|Kusha]], were the children of [[Rama]] and [[Sita]].<ref name="Mani2009">{{cite book\|author=Chandra Mauli Mani\|title=Memorable Characters from the Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0xludqcKE4IC&pg=PA77\|year=2009\|publisher=Northern Book Centre\|isbn=978-81-7211-257-8\|pages=77–}}</ref> Their story is recounted in the [[Hindu]] epic, ''[[Ramayana]]'' and [[Versions of Ramayana\|its other versions]]. He is said to have a whitish golden complexion like their mother, while Kusha had a blackish complexion like their father.

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	\| year = 1985		\| year = 1985
	\| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-pAcAAAAMAAJ&q~~=Lahore+Lava&dq~~=Lahore+Lava		\| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-pAcAAAAMAAJ&q=Lahore+Lava
	\| access-date = 2009-05-29}}</ref>		\| access-date = 2009-05-29}}</ref>
	which is named after him.<ref>{{cite book\|title= Guide to Lahore\|author=Masudul Hasan\|publisher=Ferozsons\|year=1978}}</ref>		which is named after him.<ref>{{cite book\|title= Guide to Lahore\|author=Masudul Hasan\|publisher=Ferozsons\|year=1978}}</ref>

	==Birth and childhood==		==Birth and childhood==
	[[File: Valmiki train Lava Kushas in Art of Archery.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Valmiki trains Lava and Kusha in the Art of Archery]]		[[File:Valmiki train Lava Kushas in Art of Archery.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Valmiki trains Lava and Kusha in the Art of Archery]]
	[[File: The Poet Valmiki, teaching Ramayana to Kusa and Lava.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The Sage Valmiki, teaching Ramayana to Lava and Kusa]]		[[File:The Poet Valmiki, teaching Ramayana to Kusa and Lava.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The Sage Valmiki, teaching Ramayana to Lava and Kusa]]

	The first chapter of Ramayana, ''[[Balakanda]]'' mentioned [[Valmiki]] narrating the Ramayana to his disciple's Lava and Kusha. But their birth and childhood story is mentioned in the last chapter '<nowiki/>''Uttara Kanda''' which is not believed to be the original work of Valmiki.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-04-26\|title=Uttara Kanda of Ramayana was edited during 5th century BCE - Puranas\|url=https://www.booksfact.com/puranas/uttara-kanda-ramayana-edited-5th-century-bce.html\|access-date=2020-07-07\|website=BooksFact - Ancient Knowledge & Wisdom\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last1=Rao\|first1=T. S. Sha ma\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TRnDAgAAQBAJ&q=Lava+kusha~~#v=snippet~~\|title=Lava Kusha\|last2=Litent\|date=2014-01-01\|publisher=Litent\|language=en}}</ref> According to the legend, [[Sita]] banished herself from the kingdom due to the gossip of the kingdom folk about her sanctity. She chose self-exile and took refuge in the [[ashram]] of [[Valmiki\|Sage Valmiki]] located on the banks of the [[Tamsa river]].<ref>{{cite book\|title= Historic Rama of Valmiki\|author=Vishvanath Limaye\|publisher=Gyan Ganga Prakashan\|year=1984}}</ref> Lava and Kusha were born at the ashram and were educated and trained in [[military]] skills under the teachings of Sage Valmiki. In which the time they had also learned the story of Rama.		The first chapter of Ramayana, ''[[Balakanda]]'' mentioned [[Valmiki]] narrating the Ramayana to his disciple's Lava and Kusha. But their birth and childhood story is mentioned in the last chapter '<nowiki/>''Uttara Kanda''' which is not believed to be the original work of Valmiki.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-04-26\|title=Uttara Kanda of Ramayana was edited during 5th century BCE - Puranas\|url=https://www.booksfact.com/puranas/uttara-kanda-ramayana-edited-5th-century-bce.html\|access-date=2020-07-07\|website=BooksFact - Ancient Knowledge & Wisdom\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last1=Rao\|first1=T. S. Sha ma\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TRnDAgAAQBAJ&q=Lava+kusha\|title=Lava Kusha\|last2=Litent\|date=2014-01-01\|publisher=Litent\|language=en}}</ref> According to the legend, [[Sita]] banished herself from the kingdom due to the gossip of the kingdom folk about her sanctity. She chose self-exile and took refuge in the [[ashram]] of [[Valmiki\|Sage Valmiki]] located on the banks of the [[Tamsa river]].<ref>{{cite book\|title= Historic Rama of Valmiki\|author=Vishvanath Limaye\|publisher=Gyan Ganga Prakashan\|year=1984}}</ref> Lava and Kusha were born at the ashram and were educated and trained in [[military]] skills under the teachings of Sage Valmiki. In which the time they had also learned the story of Rama.
	[[File:Lava & kusha chant Ramayana before Rama.jpg\|thumb\|Kusha and Lava recite Ramayana in Court of Rama]]		[[File:Lava & kusha chant Ramayana before Rama.jpg\|thumb\|Kusha and Lava recite Ramayana in Court of Rama]]

	During an [[Ashvamedha\|Ashvamedha Yagya]] held by [[Rama]], Sage Valmiki along with Lava and Kusha, attended with [[Sita]] in disguise.		During an [[Ashvamedha\|Ashvamedha Yagya]] held by [[Rama]], Sage Valmiki along with Lava and Kusha, attended with [[Sita]] in disguise.

	Lava and Kusha chanted the Ramayana in the presence of Rama and a vast audience. When Lava and Kusha recited about Sita's exile, Rama became grief-stricken and Valmiki produced Sita. Sita, struck with embarrassment and grief, called upon the earth, her mother ([[Bhumi (goddess)\|Bhumi)]], to receive her and as the ground opened, she vanished into it. Rama then learnt that Lava and Kusha were his children.		Lava and Kusha chanted the Ramayana in the presence of Rama and a vast audience. When Lava and Kusha recited about Sita's exile, Rama became grief-stricken and Valmiki produced Sita. Sita, struck with embarrassment and grief, called upon the earth, her mother ([[Bhumi (goddess)\|Bhumi]]), to receive her and as the ground opened, she vanished into it. Rama then learnt that Lava and Kusha were his children.

	In some versions, Lava and Kusha capture the horse of the sacrifice and went to defeat Rama's brothers ([[Lakshmana]], [[Bharata (Ramayana)\|Bharata]] & [[Shatrughna]]) ~~And~~ their armies. When Rama came to fight with them, Sita intervened and unites father and sons.		In some versions, Lava and Kusha capture the horse of the sacrifice and went to defeat Rama's brothers ([[Lakshmana]], [[Bharata (Ramayana)\|Bharata]] and [[Shatrughna]]) and their armies. When Rama came to fight with them, Sita intervened and unites father and sons.

	==Later history==		==Later history==

	Lava and Kusha became rulers after their father Rama founded the cities of [[Lavapuri]] (current day "Lahore") and [[Kasur]] respectively. The king of [[Kosala]], [[Raghava Rama]] installed his son Lava at [[Shravasti]] and Kusha at [[Kushavati]].<ref>{{cite book		Lava and Kusha became rulers after their father Rama founded the cities of [[Lavapuri]] (current day [[Lahore]]) and [[Kasur]], respectively. The king of [[Kosala]], [[Raghava Rama]] installed his son Lava at [[Shravasti]] and Kusha at [[Kushavati]].<ref>{{cite book
	\| last = Nadiem		\| last = Nadiem
	\| first = Ihsan N		\| first = Ihsan N
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	\| year = 2005		\| year = 2005
	\| isbn = 9789695034347		\| isbn = 9789695034347
	\| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=pyFuAAAAMAAJ&q~~=Kasur+Kusha&dq~~=Kasur+Kusha		\| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=pyFuAAAAMAAJ&q=Kasur+Kusha
	\| access-date = 2009-05-29}}</ref>		\| access-date = 2009-05-29}}</ref>

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	[[Category: ~~Characters_in_the_Ramayana~~]]		[[Category:Characters in the Ramayana]]

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	[[File: The Poet Valmiki, teaching Ramayana to Kusa and Lava.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The Sage Valmiki, teaching Ramayana to Lava and Kusa]]		[[File: The Poet Valmiki, teaching Ramayana to Kusa and Lava.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The Sage Valmiki, teaching Ramayana to Lava and Kusa]]

	The first chapter of Ramayana, ''[[Balakanda]]'' mentioned Valmiki narrating the Ramayana to his disciple's Lava and Kusha. But their birth and childhood story is mentioned in the last chapter ''Uttara Kanda'' which is not believed to be the original work of Valmiki.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-04-26\|title=Uttara Kanda of Ramayana was edited during 5th century BCE - Puranas\|url=https://www.booksfact.com/puranas/uttara-kanda-ramayana-edited-5th-century-bce.html\|access-date=2020-07-07\|website=BooksFact - Ancient Knowledge & Wisdom\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last1=Rao\|first1=T. S. Sha ma\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TRnDAgAAQBAJ&q=Lava+kusha#v=snippet\|title=Lava Kusha\|last2=Litent\|date=2014-01-01\|publisher=Litent\|language=en}}</ref> According to the legend, [[Sita]] banished herself from the kingdom due to the gossip of the kingdom folk about her sanctity. She chose self-exile and took refuge in the [[ashram]] of ~~Sage~~ [[Valmiki]] located on the banks of the [[Tamsa river]].<ref>{{cite book\|title= Historic Rama of Valmiki\|author=Vishvanath Limaye\|publisher=Gyan Ganga Prakashan\|year=1984}}</ref> Lava and Kusha were born at the ashram and were educated and trained in [[military]] skills under the ~~tutelage~~ of Sage Valmiki. ~~They~~ also learned the story of Rama.		The first chapter of Ramayana, ''[[Balakanda]]'' mentioned [[Valmiki]] narrating the Ramayana to his disciple's Lava and Kusha. But their birth and childhood story is mentioned in the last chapter '<nowiki/>''Uttara Kanda''' which is not believed to be the original work of Valmiki.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-04-26\|title=Uttara Kanda of Ramayana was edited during 5th century BCE - Puranas\|url=https://www.booksfact.com/puranas/uttara-kanda-ramayana-edited-5th-century-bce.html\|access-date=2020-07-07\|website=BooksFact - Ancient Knowledge & Wisdom\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last1=Rao\|first1=T. S. Sha ma\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TRnDAgAAQBAJ&q=Lava+kusha#v=snippet\|title=Lava Kusha\|last2=Litent\|date=2014-01-01\|publisher=Litent\|language=en}}</ref> According to the legend, [[Sita]] banished herself from the kingdom due to the gossip of the kingdom folk about her sanctity. She chose self-exile and took refuge in the [[ashram]] of [[Valmiki\|Sage Valmiki]] located on the banks of the [[Tamsa river]].<ref>{{cite book\|title= Historic Rama of Valmiki\|author=Vishvanath Limaye\|publisher=Gyan Ganga Prakashan\|year=1984}}</ref> Lava and Kusha were born at the ashram and were educated and trained in [[military]] skills under the teachings of Sage Valmiki. In which the time they had also learned the story of Rama.
	[[File:Lava & kusha chant Ramayana before Rama.jpg\|thumb\|Kusha and Lava recite Ramayana in Court of Rama]]		[[File:Lava & kusha chant Ramayana before Rama.jpg\|thumb\|Kusha and Lava recite Ramayana in Court of Rama]]

	During an [[Ashvamedha\|Ashvamedha Yagya]] held by [[Rama]], Sage Valmiki along with Lava and Kusha, attended with Sita in disguise.		During an [[Ashvamedha\|Ashvamedha Yagya]] held by [[Rama]], Sage Valmiki along with Lava and Kusha, attended with [[Sita]] in disguise.

	Lava and Kusha chanted the Ramayana in the presence of Rama and a vast audience. When Lava and Kusha recited about Sita's exile, Rama became grief-stricken and Valmiki produced Sita. Sita, struck with embarrassment and grief, called upon the earth, her mother ([[~~Bhūmi~~]]), to receive her and as the ground opened, she vanished into it. Rama then learnt that Lava and Kusha were his children.		Lava and Kusha chanted the Ramayana in the presence of Rama and a vast audience. When Lava and Kusha recited about Sita's exile, Rama became grief-stricken and Valmiki produced Sita. Sita, struck with embarrassment and grief, called upon the earth, her mother ([[Bhumi (goddess)\|Bhumi)]], to receive her and as the ground opened, she vanished into it. Rama then learnt that Lava and Kusha were his children.

	In some versions, Lava and Kusha capture the horse of the sacrifice and defeat Rama's brothers ~~and~~ their ~~army and when~~ Rama came to fight with them, Sita intervened and unites father and sons.		In some versions, Lava and Kusha capture the horse of the sacrifice and went to defeat Rama's brothers ([[Lakshmana]], [[Bharata (Ramayana)\|Bharata]] & [[Shatrughna]]) And their armies. When Rama came to fight with them, Sita intervened and unites father and sons.

	==Later history==		==Later history==

	Lava and Kusha became rulers after their father Rama ~~and~~ founded the cities of [[Lavapuri]] (current day "Lahore") and [[Kasur]] respectively. The king of [[Kosala]] [[Raghava Rama]] installed his son Lava at [[~~Sravasti~~]] and Kusha at [[Kushavati]].<ref>{{cite book		Lava and Kusha became rulers after their father Rama founded the cities of [[Lavapuri]] (current day "Lahore") and [[Kasur]] respectively. The king of [[Kosala]], [[Raghava Rama]] installed his son Lava at [[Shravasti]] and Kusha at [[Kushavati]].<ref>{{cite book
	\| last = Nadiem		\| last = Nadiem
	\| first = Ihsan N		\| first = Ihsan N

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{{Short description|Son of ram sita}}{{DISPLAYTITLE:Lava (''Ramayana'')}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox deity 
| type = Hindu
| image = Lava, one of Rāma’s sons..jpg
| caption = Lava, one of twin sons of [[Rama]] and [[Sita]]
| name = Lava
| Devanagari = लव
| father = [[Rama]]
| mother = [[Sita]]
| birth_place = [[Bithoor#Notable landmarks|Valmiki Ashram]], [[Bithoor|Brahmavart]], [[Kosala]] (present-day [[Bithoor]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]])
| siblings = [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusha]]
| dynasty = [[Raghuvanshi]]-[[Ikshvaku dynasty|Ikshvaku]]-[[Suryavansha|Suryavanshi]]
| texts = ''[[Ramayana]]'' and [[Versions of Ramayana|its other versions]]
}}

'''Lava''' ({{lang-sa|लव}}) <ref name="lcuk">{{Cite web |url=http://www.lcuk.org.uk/history.htm | title=Lohana History
|access-date=14 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215927/http://www.lcuk.org.uk/history.htm |archive-date=4 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and his twin brother [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusha]], were the children of [[Rama]] and [[Sita]].<ref name="Mani2009">{{cite book|author=Chandra Mauli Mani|title=Memorable Characters from the Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0xludqcKE4IC&pg=PA77|year=2009|publisher=Northern Book Centre|isbn=978-81-7211-257-8|pages=77–}}</ref> Their story is recounted in the [[Hindu]] epic, ''[[Ramayana]]'' and [[Versions of Ramayana|its other versions]]. He is said to have a whitish golden complexion like their mother, while Kusha had a blackish complexion like their father.

Lava is purported to have founded ''Lavapuri''<ref>{{cite book
| last = Bombay Historical Society
| title = Annual bibliography of Indian history and Indology, Volume 4
| page = 257
| year = 1946
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=FAS2AAAAIAAJ }}</ref>
(the modern day city of [[Lahore]]),<ref>{{cite book
| last = Baqir
| first = Muhammad
| title = Lahore, past and present
| publisher = B.R. Pub. Corp
| pages = 19–20
| year = 1985
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-pAcAAAAMAAJ&q=Lahore+Lava&dq=Lahore+Lava
| access-date = 2009-05-29}}</ref>
which is named after him.<ref>{{cite book|title= Guide to Lahore|author=Masudul Hasan|publisher=Ferozsons|year=1978}}</ref>

==Birth and childhood==
[[File: Valmiki train Lava Kushas in Art of Archery.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Valmiki trains Lava and Kusha in the Art of Archery]]
[[File: The Poet Valmiki, teaching Ramayana to Kusa and Lava.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Sage Valmiki, teaching Ramayana to Lava and Kusa]]

The first chapter of Ramayana, ''[[Balakanda]]'' mentioned Valmiki narrating the Ramayana to his disciple's Lava and Kusha. But their birth and childhood story is mentioned in the last chapter ''Uttara Kanda'' which is not believed to be the original work of Valmiki.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-26|title=Uttara Kanda of Ramayana was edited during 5th century BCE - Puranas|url=https://www.booksfact.com/puranas/uttara-kanda-ramayana-edited-5th-century-bce.html|access-date=2020-07-07|website=BooksFact - Ancient Knowledge & Wisdom|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Rao|first1=T. S. Sha ma|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TRnDAgAAQBAJ&q=Lava+kusha#v=snippet|title=Lava Kusha|last2=Litent|date=2014-01-01|publisher=Litent|language=en}}</ref> According to the legend, [[Sita]] banished herself from the kingdom due to the gossip of the kingdom folk about her sanctity. She chose self-exile and took refuge in the [[ashram]] of Sage [[Valmiki]] located on the banks of the [[Tamsa river]].<ref>{{cite book|title= Historic Rama of Valmiki|author=Vishvanath Limaye|publisher=Gyan Ganga Prakashan|year=1984}}</ref> Lava and Kusha were born at the ashram and were educated and trained in [[military]] skills under the tutelage of Sage Valmiki. They also learned the story of Rama.
[[File:Lava & kusha chant Ramayana before Rama.jpg|thumb|Kusha and Lava recite Ramayana in Court of Rama]]

During an [[Ashvamedha|Ashvamedha Yagya]] held by [[Rama]], Sage Valmiki along with Lava and Kusha, attended with Sita in disguise.

Lava and Kusha chanted the Ramayana in the presence of Rama and a vast audience. When Lava and Kusha recited about Sita's exile, Rama became grief-stricken and Valmiki produced Sita. Sita, struck with embarrassment and grief, called upon the earth, her mother ([[Bhūmi]]), to receive her and as the ground opened, she vanished into it. Rama then learnt that Lava and Kusha were his children.

In some versions, Lava and Kusha capture the horse of the sacrifice and defeat Rama's brothers and their army and when Rama came to fight with them, Sita intervened and unites father and sons.

==Later history==

Lava and Kusha became rulers after their father Rama and founded the cities of [[Lavapuri]] (current day "Lahore") and [[Kasur]] respectively. The king of [[Kosala]] [[Raghava Rama]] installed his son Lava at [[Sravasti]] and Kusha at [[Kushavati]].<ref>{{cite book
| last = Nadiem
| first = Ihsan N
| title = Punjab: land, history, people
| publisher = Al-Faisal Nashran
| page = 111
| year = 2005
| isbn = 9789695034347
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=pyFuAAAAMAAJ&q=Kasur+Kusha&dq=Kasur+Kusha
| access-date = 2009-05-29}}</ref>

There is a temple associated with Lava (or Loh) inside Shahi Qila, Lahore.<ref>Ahmed, Shoaib. [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_3-11-2004_pg7_27 "Lahore Fort dungeons to re-open after more than a century."] ''Daily Times''. 3 November 2004.</ref>

==See also==
* [[Luv Kush]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Ramayana}}

[[Category: Ikshvaku dynasty]]
[[Category: Characters_in_the_Ramayana]]