Śrī Vālmīki describes the hermitages of the ascetics in Daṇḍakāraṇya. When Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā entered their hermitages, the ascetics got up, offered their blessings invoking auspiciousness and worshiped them with arghya and so on. They pleased Rāma by honoring Him, praying to Him to protect them, glorifying Him, offering Him obeisances and so on.