Lava (Ramayana)

Lava (Sanskrit: लव, IAST: Lava) and his elder twin brother Kusha, are the children of Rama and Sita in Hindu tradition. Their story is recounted in the Hindu epic, Ramayana and 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
King of Ayodhya
Lava, one of twin sons of Rama and Sita
Maharaja of Kosala
PredecessorRama
SuccessorAtithi
BornValmiki Ashram, Brahmavart, Kosala (present-day Bithoor, Uttar Pradesh, India)
SpouseSumati (Ananda Ramayana)
DynastyRaghuvamsha-Suryavamsha
FatherRama
MotherSita
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