The story of Lakshman staying hungry during the exile period in the Ramayana is more famous in the eastern parts of India and is associated with the Jagannath Cult. Indrajit, the son of Ravana, had got the boon that he can be killed only by a person who had not eaten for twelve years, who had not slept for twelve years and who had not looked at the face of a woman (with sexual interest) for twelve years. It was impossible to meet all these conditions. But Lakshman had not eaten and slept during the exile period. He had also not looked at the face of a woman. Thus, he was able to defeat and kill Indrajit. After returning to Ayodhya, one day Lord Ram asked Lakshman what he had done with food packets that he used to receive during the exile period. Lakshman told Ram that he had not eaten any of the food packets as he had to do the job of a guard and taking the food might make him feel sleepy or while eating food demons might launch an attack. He said that he had hi