Panchvati, , Rajasthan

Panchvati is a major tourist place in Pilani. It is built and managed by the Birla Trust in Pilani. According to Ramayana, Panchvati was the place where Ram went to live during his vanwaas or exile. Figures of Ram, Laxman, Sita, Hanuman and other characters of Ramayana have been artificially placed in the middle of the green forest to gave a real look and sense that in the actual Panchvati forest where Lord Ram lived.

Panchvati in Pilani is situated in a large green area, which has a number of trees, shrubs and bushes giving the feeling of being in a forest.

The figures are attempts to narrate and re-create various events of the holy scripture of Ramayana. The place takes one back into the ancient and mythological world and gives an impression that one is in the actual Panchvati forest where Lord Ram lived.