The Ramayana) is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is attributed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon called as Smerti. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India, the other being Mahabrata. It depicts the duties of relationships, portraying ideal characters like the ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal wife and the ideal king.

The name Ramayana is a tatpurusha compound of R?ma and ayana “going, advancing”, translating to “Rama’s Journey”. The Ramayana consists of 24,000 verses in seven books k???as and 500 sargas, and tells the story of Rama an incarnation of the Hindu preserver-god Vishnu, whose wife Sita is abducted by the demon ? Rakshasha – king of Lanka, Ravana. Thematically, the epic explores themes of human existence and the concept of dharma.

As in Balinese where religion and culture cannot be separated in their life, the concept of Ramayana is realized thorough art and culture. There is a famous dance in Bali and is waited by many who come to this island, that is Kecak Dance. This dance is a sacred dance then turn to be a performance dance. This dance performs the scenes from Ramayana. How Sita kidnapped and how Rama prepared everything to rescue his wife with the help from Monkey?s kingdom and Hanoman. From this dance we once again showed that Balinese cannot separated their culture and tradition with religion as the reflection of their respect.