Jai Siya Ram

Jai Siya Ram (or Jai Siyaram) is a Hindi expression, translating as "Victory to Sita and Rama".^[1] Siya is a regional variant of Sita.^[2] Sociologist Jan Breman states that it was used as "a greeting of welcome in the countryside since time immemorial".^[3]

^ Lutgendorf, Philip (11 January 2007). Hanuman's Tale: The Messages of a Divine Monkey. Oxford University Press. p. 400. ISBN 978-0-19-988582-4.
^ Flueckiger, Joyce Burkhalter (15 March 2018). Gender and Genre in the Folklore of Middle India. Cornell University Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-5017-2286-8.
^ Breman 1999, p. 270.

[1] Lutgendorf, Philip (11 January 2007). Hanuman's Tale: The Messages of a Divine Monkey. Oxford University Press. p. 400. ISBN 978-0-19-988582-4.

[2] Flueckiger, Joyce Burkhalter (15 March 2018). Gender and Genre in the Folklore of Middle India. Cornell University Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-5017-2286-8.

[FOOTNOTEBreman1999270-3] Breman 1999, p. 270.

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