As per Ramayana, Rama did have a sister. She was the eldest child of Dasharatha and Kaushalya. When she was a child, the king of Anga, Lompada had visited Ayodhya. Lompada was Dashratha's brother in law, having married Vershini, sister of Kaushalya.
Lompada was also Dashratha's childhood friend.
Lompada was childless and had asked for Dasharatha's child, to be raised as the princess of Anga.
Dasharatha had agreed and Lompada had then formally adopted the child.
Valmiki Ramayana and the bengali version, Krittivasi Ramayana, both refer to this.
Shanta had married the sage Rishyasringa.
Lompada was also Dashratha's childhood friend.
Lompada was childless and had asked for Dasharatha's child, to be raised as the princess of Anga.
Dasharatha had agreed and Lompada had then formally adopted the child.
Valmiki Ramayana and the bengali version, Krittivasi Ramayana, both refer to this.
Shanta had married the sage Rishyasringa.
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