Rama goes to the monkey capital of Kishkíndha to seek help in finding
Sita, and meets Hánuman, the greatest of the monkey heroes. There are
two claimants for the monkey throne, Valin and Sugríva; Rama helps
Sugríva win the throne, and in return Sugríva promises to help in the
search for Sita. The monkey hordes set out in every direction to scour
the world, but without success until an old vulture tells them she is in
Lanka. Hánuman promises to leap over the ocean to Lanka to pursue the
search.
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