Did Rama exist? There is no historical evidence to suggest Rama
existed. That does not mean he did not exist. He may have. He
may not have. For example, it is much easier to believe that
Narasimha avatar of Lord Vishnu may not have existed in real
life, mainly because it is hard to believe that a man actually
took the shape of a lion. Also, it is much easier to dismiss
that Vamana avatar existed because it is hard to believe a story
where a man could step on a planet to cover it entirely with a
foot. In the same vein, nobody actually asserts that Asuras and
Devas really churned the sea using a mountain and a snake with a
tortoise as the base. Such stories sound fantastical to be
assumed real. However, many people do believe that Lord Krishna
and Lord Rama existed and that they actually lived. Also, most
people believe that Buddha existed and that he actually lived.
Most people in the world believe that Mohammed Prophet,
Alexander, Asoka existed and lived on this planet, in flesh and
blood and not as mere fant