The common people who were away from the scene of the fire-ordeal, refused to be convinced, and made uncharitable criticism of Rama's acceptance of Sita.
But Rama never entertained any doubt about her chastity and he never banished her from his mind, and this makes him undergo a living death for the next 12 years.
Some time later, Rama goes to Panchavati to punish a Shudra ascetic and meets Vasanti, the presiding deity of the forests.
Sita who experiences grief due to the inexplicable abandonment, mentally reconciles to her husband completely on hearing that her golden icon was Rama's consort in the horse sacrifice.
[2] The Sanskritist and Archaeologist Hasmukh Dhirajlal Sankalia demonstrated that Dinnaga, author of Kundamala, influenced Bhavabhuti in the writing of the Uttaramacharita.