Rama Ravana war

Ravana was shocked to see Indra's chariot.
Rama went around the chariot and climbed it.
Ravana thought if Kumbhakarna and Indrajit were here, Indra would not have dared send the chariot.

Ravana asked the charioteer to go where Rama was. Ravana released arrows which took the form of snakes and flew towards Rama. Rama released the eagle weapon which devoured the snakes.

Picking up a spiked mace, Ravana faced Rama. Ravana released the weapon. Blazing, the weapon fled towards Rama. Whatever it touched, burnt to ashes.
Matali said to Rama - there is spear that Indra has sent. Use that on this weapon.
The spear cut off the mace.

Rama and Ravana kept showering arrows at each other and kept shouting at each other alongside. Rama threw a thunder bolt at Ravana which struck him on his chest. Ravana fainted. Seeing this, Ravana's charioteer turned the chariot and started fleeing.
Gaining consciousness Ravana started shouting at the charioteer and asked him to take him back.

Seeing the chariot return, Rama asked Matali to be careful as Ravana was returning.
War resumed with Rama and Ravana showering arrows at each other. Ravana flung a mace at Rama which was cut off.
Ravana then flung a weapon of Shiva, which Rama cut off.
Ravana then flung a spiked mace at Rama. Rama was unable to divert or cut off the weapon. Matali told Rama to use Indra's spear. That worked and the spiked mace was cut off. Cutting the weapon, the spear returned to Rama.

So terrible was the war between the two, that the earth was trembling and the ocean was throwing huge waves at the shore.

Rama taking control, shot and wounded Ravana gravely but Ravana kept fighting.

Ravana said I am not Khara or Dushana. I am Ravana. I will end your life.

Rama said you are tough and are able to survive my arrows.

Ravana then said I know who you are and I bow down to you.
Rama said How do I kill a devotee of mine now.

Gods sensing trouble asked the Goddess Saraswati to sit on Ravana's tongue. Ravana then called out to Rama and asked for a battle.

The war between the two resumed again.

Rama then using a weapon, cut off Ravana's head. As soon as the head was cut off, a new head emerged.

Rama cut off two heads of Ravana and new heads emerged.
Rama then with a weapon, cut off Ravana's body into two. The two parts magically joined back and Ravana resumed fighting. 

Ravana shows to Sita, Rama's head

Ravana said he was sparing the lives of the spies as they had done him great favors earlier, and told them to get out of his sight. Mahodar, a rakshasa said a person who was capable of performing this job had to be selected and then sent, not just anyone. He suggested the name of Shardul. Shardul with four of his friends went where Rama was camping. There, they were captured by Vibhishana. The vanaras caught the rakshasas and started pulling their hair and hitting them. Only because a spy was not be killed, their lives were spared. They were bound and taken to Rama.
Rama said he would not kill a spy. He said Tell Ravana instead of sending spies, let him come himself.
Shardul went back and told Ravana what had happened. He too praised Rama and asked him to return Sita and make peace with Rama.
Ravana was disturbed. He sent for a rakshasa called Vidyutjivha. He said he had abducted Sita to make her his wife. Now Sita was not willing to accept him. Ravana then said - You are a master in the arts of illusion. Create a head of Rama. Also create a bow this is like Rama's bow. I will take that to Sita and she thinking her husband is no more, will accept me.

Vidyutjivha sat and started meditating. Intense was his meditation that by the power of that, Rama's head and bow were created. With the basic head and bow ready, the rakshasha then created the hair and ornaments. He then presented that to Ravana. With that head and bow, Ravana left for the garden where Sita was.

Going to her, he said - For long I have been telling you about Rama, and you never listened to me. You tell me about about the qualities of Rama. I went to where Rama was and cut off his head with my sword. Seeing Rama fall, Lakshmana left for his land. All vanaras have been gravely injured and lie with legs and hands cut off. To show you the proof, I bring to you, the head of Rama.

Saying so, the head was shown to Sita by Vidyutjivha.

Sita started crying - She said O Lord, you lost your life in a foreign land and Lakshmana left you and left for Ayodhya, fearing his life. Where have you gone, leaving me. Ravana, give me the sword that you used to cut my lord, and I will cut off my head, myself.

Ravana kept smiling while Sita kept crying over Rama's head.

Suddenly loud cries of Joy To Rama, were heard.  Ravana fled with the head.

Ravana went to his court and called his ministers for an urgent meeting.

Sita was crying when Sarama went there. Seeing Sarama, Sita said she had been waiting for her and wanted poison so she could kill her herself. Go and let me know why Ravana suddenly left along with the head of my Lord.

Sarama taking the form of a bird, flew where Ravana was having a meeting. The ministers were saying it was too late to return Sita, all that was needed was Ravana to go and fight Rama and put an end to him and his army.

Ravana's mother came there and told him to make peace with Rama and return Sita.
This angered Ravana and he said if this was said by someone else, he would have put an end to that person. Ravana's grandfather, Malyavan, also asked Ravana to return Sita, which Ravana rejected.
Ravana then said he wanted the great warriors to guard the gates of Lanka and make sure the enemy was not able to come in.

Sarama heard all this. She flew back to Sita. Taking her own form, she told Sita all that she had heard and seen.

Taking the name of Rama, Sita dried her tears.