All my life I have seen that people of all other religions get very defensive when someone questions their faith. So,I am not the odd one here who is taking offence at your queries. If you are really in search of knowledge I would not show a 'don't ask questions' attitude. But it is ridiculous to bring anthropology into it, you should realise this.
Ramayana, Mahabharata, the Vedas, the Upanishads - are among the longest pieces of literature in the world. It needs a lot of study to explicitly understand every story therein. You cannot keep asking questions in a forum and expect people to have their patience and teach you from scratch. Hence I told you to refrain from asking unnecessary questions - not because I am scared of answering them, but because you should learn in the right way AND with respect.
"something to hide or weak faith or lack of knowledge"?
- I would not claim to have memorised all these holy books by my heart, so in case I am not aware of the answers I will say that out straight to you, you won't have to guess my lack of knowlegde. Learning is a never-ending process, and I am not ashamed to admit that my knowledge is not exhaustive. The person who thinks he knows everything, is the biggest fool.
Regarding your other query, Rama bowed to the Sun God and also Durga/Shakti, as per my knowledge of Ramayana. If you have read it as much as I did (which is very little), you would have known at least this. But it's always better if y
