Ravana (Sanskrit: रावण, IAST: Rāvaṇa, pronounced [ˈraːʋɐɳɐ]) was an ancient mythological king of the island of Lanka, and the chief antagonist in the Hindu...
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Mandodari (section Marriage with Ravana)
(Sanskrit: मंदोदरी, Mandodarī, lit. "soft-bellied";) was the queen consort of Ravana, the king of Lanka, according to the Hindu epic Ramayana. The Ramayana describes...
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Ravana Falls (Sinhala: රාවණා ඇල්ල, romanized: Ravana Ella) is a popular sightseeing attraction in Uva province of Sri Lanka. It currently ranks as one...
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Ravana Rajput is an Indian upper caste. Ravana Rajputs,a sub-set of Rajput clan and they are culturally similar to Rajput but have historically faced caste...
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subcontinent with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana; the kidnapping of Sita by Ravana, the king of Lanka, that resulted in war; and Rama's eventual return to...
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The Ravana Balaya (transl. Force of Ravana) is a Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist organization in Sri Lanka, which follows the mythological King Ravana. It...
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Ravana Desam or Ravan Desam (transl. The Land of Ravana) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Ajay Nuthakki. The film is based...
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Jatayu (section Battle against Ravana)
epic, the rakshasa Ravana was abducting the avatar of Lakshmi, Sita, when Jatayu tried to rescue her. Jatayu fought valiantly with Ravana, but as Jatayu was...
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Trijata (redirect from Ravana of Lanka)
demon-king of Lanka Ravana. In later adaptions of Ramayana, Trijata is described as a daughter of Vibhishana, the brother of Ravana. In the Ramayana, Trijata...
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brother of Ravana, the King of Lanka, in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana. Though a rakshasa himself, Vibhishana turned his back on Ravana, and defected...
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