If you are a student of science, it is an integral, inseparable part. Just like light is an integral part of the lamp, or virtual particles are part of the vacuum. Maya is because of the existence of Brahman.
According to the Vedas, one incarnation of Brahman, or the one spiritual power, took the avatar of Lord Rama over one million years ago.
Brahman
Rama is the seventh avatar (incarnation) of the Lord Vishnu. Rama's personality is more than any great human in being righteous to the core, and he is synonymous to the profundity of understanding, dignity of behaviour, and exemplary nature of conduct.
There are many subsects of Hinduism so God is called Krishna, Vishnu, Rama, Shiva, Brahman--there are probably more names for God.
Rama was sent into exile because his stepmother, Kaikeyi, demanded that her son, Bharata, be crowned king instead of Rama. This was part of a promise made to her by King Dasharatha, Rama's father, in exchange for her previous help.
The Brahman is the original, spirit of the world, it is effectively the creator. The Atman is basically our soul, and it is immortal. The atman is part of the Brahman, that has 'split' from the Brahman, and has been trapped inside our bodies. It is the main focus of Hinduism to release the Atman back into the Brahman, in a process known as Moksha.
Lord Ram (Skt. Rama) was probably not a vegetarian since he belonged to the kshatriya (warrior/king) caste, whose members ate meat (other than the cow). It is the brahman caste that practices vegetarianism.
The first part of Ramayana is bala kanda. It explains about Lord Rama's childhood.
Brahman Brahman
Brahman is absolute. It has no avatars.However, Brahman exists in two forms.1. Saguna Brahman: The state of activity at which we don't feel our body2. Nirguna Brahman: The state of rest at which we don't feel our body.The two are not two avatars of Brahman because in the Brahman state we don't feel end of one activity and beginning of the next activity.
atman - is individual self with ego, and ignorance which unable to discriminate unreal to real. Atman is true Self (capital "S") and your true essence which is eternal and never changes. They are closely linked with the universe, cosmic consciousness or Brahman. Brahman is the unchanging, infinite, immanent, and absolute reality. The Brahman within the individual is called the Atman.