Ramavataram

Based on Valmiki's Ramayana (which is in Sanskrit), the story describes the legend of King Rama of Ayodhya.

[3] Kambar wrote this epic with the patronage of Thiruvennai Nallur Sadayappa Vallal, a chieftain of the Pannai lineage.

[13] As with many historic compilations, it was very difficult to discard the interpolations and addendum which have been added over a period of time to the original.

In some households, the entire epic is read once during the Tamil calendar's month of Aadi (mid-July to mid-August).

The chapter talks about the hardships faced by the main characters in the epic, their practice of restraint, and their hopes for a better tomorrow.

Rama and Hanuman fighting Ravana , an album painting on paper from Tamil Nadu, ca 1820.
The Mandapam at The Ranganathasamy Temple, Srirangam where Kambar is believed to have first recited the epic