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=== Radha and Sita === The [[Radha Krishna|Radha-Krishna]] and [[Sita]]-[[Rama]] pairs represent two different personality sets, two perspectives on [[dharma]] and lifestyles, both cherished in the way of life called [[Hinduism]].{{sfn|Pauwels|2008|pp=12β15, 497β517}} Sita is traditionally wedded: the dedicated and virtuous wife of Rama, an introspective [[Temperance (virtue)|temperate]] paragon of a serious, virtuous man.<ref name=goldmanrama>{{cite book |author=VΔlmΔ«ki |translator=Robert P Goldman |title=The Ramayana of Valmiki: Balakanda |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DWX43jnbOngC |year=1990 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=978-1-4008-8455-1 |page=3}}</ref>{{sfn|Dimock|1963|pp=106β127}}<ref>{{cite book|author=Marijke J. Klokke|title=Narrative Sculpture and Literary Traditions in South and Southeast Asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fx3mpR4uKmkC&pg=PA51 |year=2000|publisher=BRILL|isbn=90-04-11865-9|pages=51β57}}</ref> Radha is a power potency of Krishna, who is a playful adventurer.<ref name=goldmanrama />{{sfn|Pauwels|2008|pp=12β15, 497β517}} Radha and Sita offer two templates within the Hindu tradition. If "Sita is a queen, aware of her social responsibilities", states Pauwels, then "Radha is exclusively focused on her romantic relationship with her lover", giving two contrasting role models from two ends of the moral universe. Yet they share common elements as well. Both face life challenges and are committed to their true love. They are both influential, adored and beloved goddesses in the Hindu culture.{{sfn|Pauwels|2008|pp=12β15, 497β517}} In worship of Rama, Sita is represented as a dutiful and loving wife, holding a position entirely subordinate to Rama. However, in the worship of [[Radha Krishna]], Radha is often preferred over to Krishna, and in certain traditions, her name is elevated to a higher position compared to Krishna's.<ref name=":6">{{Cite book|last=Bhandarkar|first=R. G.|url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111551975/html|title=Vaisnavism, Saivism and minor religious systems|date=2019-05-20|publisher=De Gruyter|isbn=978-3-11-155197-5|language=en|doi=10.1515/9783111551975}}</ref>
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