So far the story of Ramayana is so far a very divine story, very much connecting those on earth to the gods of India. There are so many characters that its crazy! King Dasharatha has three wives, four sons, and god knows how many daughters he might of had before finally having his sons!
Bhagiratha and Ganga
In this Sagara was granted by a brahmin to have sixty thousand and one sons, sixty thousand of which are turned to ash by the sage Kapila. After which all of Sagara's descendants beg and pray that the water of the Ganga will descend to the underworld in order to send the sixty thousand sons of Sagara to heaven. After thousands of years, Shiva allowed the Ganga to precipitate on his head and allowed her to wander down to the underworld, thus sending the sixty thousand men to heaven.
Ahalya
I feel almost as though Ahalya was the one who was wronged in this story as Indra disquised himself as her husband in order to sleep with her and then her husband came home angry that she slept with someone else and basically banished her from him until Rama came. At which time they would be reconciled and she would be purified. Honestly though Indra is a god, who disguised himself as her husband, is it really her fault?
Rama the Heir Apparent
So not only did Rama help defeat the Rakshasa, but he then fell in love with Sita at first sight. Then he drew the bow of Shiva to win her hand, and then was married at the same time as three others. Then not soon after Dasharatha decides that his son Rama will become his heir and rule the government, to which his councilors all rejoice and talk about how righteous and virtuous Rama is.
(Rama)
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