The swarming monkey bands led by their leaders went in search of Sita in the various directions commanded by their king. Their days were spent searching rivers, forests and mountains and at sunset after countless miles of travel they rested in the cool shade of fruit laden groves. Those who had gone towards North, East and West searched in vain. Though they had given up hope of finding Sita they were confident that the path Hanuman had taken would certainly yield better results.