These are the details that have been going viral on social media recently. Kindly help to reconcile these messages; if these are wrong, how to condemn them? Or can it be ignored as it was propagated by ignorant people? Rama an incarnation of Vishnu, who lived in the 26th maha yuga adorned Vibhuti. There is a verse in Rama Rahasya Upanishad that states ‘rAmam bhasmOd dhUlita sarvangam’ which means Rama adorned ash in his entire body. Moreover, in Valmiki Ramayana it is stated ‘kRtAbhishakas sararAjarAmas sItAdvitIyas saha lakshmaNEna kRAbhishEkast vakarAja putryA rudrasa viSNur bhagavAni vEsha’ – Rama, Sita and Lakshmana took bath in Godavari and appeared like Siva with ashes, hence He was a devotee of Lord Siva. Bhasma Jala Upanishad in Atarvana Veda states ‘bhasmadik dAngA rudirAkshA bharaNA dakshiNAyAn dhiki viSNu’ – at Kasi Rama was worshipped in the form of one who adorns Vibhuti and Rudraksha facing southern side. Adyatma Ramayana states ‘svarNa varNa jaDAbhAram sAkshAt rudra mivAbharaNam bhasmod dhUlita sarvAngam dRSDvA kAma vacangatA’ that Rama adorned Vibhuti.