Kodanda is the name of the bow used by Bhagavan Sri Rama to
vanquish the practitioners of Adharma in the Ramayana. This bow of Sri Ram is
known as the auspicious one. Usually a bow has 3 or 5 or 7 joints. But Kodanda
has 9 joints.
There are also temples dedicated to Kodanda Rama especially in
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. In such temples, Bhagavan Sri Ram is
worshipped in the murti form in which he holds a bow.
It is not mentioned in the Ramayana as to how Rama came into
the possession of his bow.