Khara is Ravana's cousin and the rakshasa lord of Janasthana in the Dandaka forest. After Shurpanakha is disfigured he attacks Rama with fourteen thousand rakshasas, and Rama destroys them all and kills him.
RoleRakshasa of Ravana's family
ChildrenMakaraksha
SiblingsDushana
Appears inRamayana
GroupRavana's family
KingdomLanka
Where is Khara worshipped?
PlacePanchavati, Nashikपंचवटी, नासिकPanchavati, the grove of five banyans on the Godavari at Nashik in Maharashtra, is where Rama, Sita and…
PlaceChitrakootचित्रकूटChitrakoot, on the Mandakini river at the Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh border, is where Rama, Sita and…
PlaceLankaलंकाLanka is Ravana's golden island city across the southern ocean, where Sita is held captive and where the…
