Ram is the seventh avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu. Ram is the central figure of the Hindu epic Ramayana, which is the principal narration of the events connected to his incarnation on earth, his ideals and his greatness. Ram is one of the many popular deities in Hinduism.

Born as the eldest son of Kausalya and Dasharatha, king of Ayodhya, Rama is referred to within Hinduism as Maryada Purushottama, literally the Perfect Man or Lord of Self-Control or Lord of Virtue. His wife Sita is considered by Hindus to be an avatar of Lakshmi and the embodiment of a great woman.

Ram and his brothers Lakshman, Bharat, Shatrughn were the chaturvyuha expansions of Vishnu (Vasudev, Sankarshan, Pradyumna, Aniruddha). Ram's life and journey is one of adherence to dharma despite harsh tests and obstacles and many pains of life and time. For the sake of his father's honour, Ram abandons his claim to Ayodhaya's throne to serve an exile of fourteen years in the forest. His wife Sita and brother Lakshman decide to join him, and all three spend the fourteen years in exile together. While in exile, Sita is kidnapped by Ravan, the Rakshasa monarch of Lanka. After a long and arduous search, Ram fights a colossal war against Ravana's armies. In a war of powerful and magical beings, greatly destructive weaponry and battles, Ram slays Ravan in battle and liberates his wife. Having completed his exile, Ram returns to be crowned king in Ayodhya and eventually becomes emperor, rules with happiness, peace, duty, prosperity and justice—a period known as Ram Rajya.

Ram is revered for his unending compassion, courage and devotion to religious values and duty.