Waman Avtaar (1955) Founding Lahore and later history-LUV AND KUSH

Lava (Sanskrit: लव; "particle") and his twin brother Kusha (Sanskrit: कुश), were the children of the Lord Rama and his wife Sita, whose story is recounted in the Ramayana. Per that text, he is known as the founder of Lavapuri,[1] that is, the modern day city of Lahore, which is named after him. The Southeast Asian country Laos was also named after him.
After Sita had been banished from the kingdom of Ayodhya due to the gossip of kingdom folk, she took refuge in the ashram of sage Valmiki, which was located in a forest on the banks of the Tamsa river.[4] Lava and Kusha were born in this ashram. They were educated and trained in military skills under the tutelage of Valmiki.
When Rama performed the Ashvamedha Yagya, the horse strayed into their forest, which brought them into conflict with their own father. Unaware that Rama was their progenitor, they captured the horse and refused to release it. They engaged in conflict and defeated Rama's brothers (Bharata, Shatrughna and Lakshmana) with ease. Eventually, Rama himself came to confront them in battle, but after witnessing their prowess, he invited them to Ayodhya to perform the Ramayana.

It was at that point that he learned of their identity as his sons.
Training from Maharshi Valmiki

Lava and Kusha were born in Maharshi Valmikis Ashrama. Before their birth Sita had requested Valmiki to accept her sons as his disciple. Valmiki formally started training Lava and Kusha when they were around 5 years of age. He trained them in archery and they were able to release arrows at the speed of sound. He also taught them about divine & celestial warfare. He made them masters in archery so that no one on this earth could defeat them in war. He established a connection between his mind and Lava and Kushas mind and directly transferred all his knowledge to them. After military skills, he taught them the art of singing and playing the veena (lute). He taught them the Ramayana, which was written by Maharshi Valmiki himself, keeping Rama as the center point. Later, Lava and Kush used their singing skills to infuse love for Sita in the Ayodhyas people.
Founding Lahore and later history

They grew up into just rulers like their father and founded the cities of Lahore (called Lavapuri in ancient times) and Kasur respectively.

There is a temple associated with Lava (or Loh) inside Shahi Qila, Lahore, Pakistan. The temple is located near the Alamgiri Gate where the old jails of Lahore Fort used to be.

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