CharacterRavana's family
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रावणRakshasa king of Lanka. Also called Dashanana, Dashagriva, Lankesh, Lankeshvara, Ravanasura.
Ravana, the ten-headed king of Lanka, is the antagonist of the Ramayana. A great scholar and devotee of Shiva, he won near-invulnerability from Brahma, carried off Sita and was killed by Rama in the war of Lanka. His defeat is celebrated on Dussehra.
RoleRakshasa king of Lanka
ConsortMandodari
SiblingsKumbhakarna, Vibhishana, Shurpanakha, Vibhishana, Kubera
AllegianceLanka
Appears inRamayana
Where is Ravana worshipped?
PlaceLankaलंकाLanka is Ravana's golden island city across the southern ocean, where Sita is held captive and where the…PlaceAshoka Vatikaअशोक वाटिकाAshoka Vatika is the grove in Lanka where Ravana keeps Sita captive. Here Hanuman finds her, gives her…
PlacePanchavati, Nashikपंचवटी, नासिकPanchavati, the grove of five banyans on the Godavari at Nashik in Maharashtra, is where Rama, Sita and…
PlacePanchavati, Nashikपंचवटी, नासिकPanchavati, the grove of five banyans on the Godavari at Nashik in Maharashtra, is where Rama, Sita and…Continue exploring
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Appears inRamayanaरामायण
SiblingsKumbhakarnaकुंभकर्ण
Stories & mythsThe Golden Deer and the Abduction of Sitaस्वर्ण मृग और सीता हरण
ConsortMandodariमंदोदरी
ChildrenIndrajitइंद्रजीत (मेघनाद)
Stories & mythsShurpanakha and the Spark of Warशूर्पणखा और युद्ध की चिंगारीPlaces & templesLankaलंका
SiblingsVibhishanaविभीषण
Stories & mythsThe Fall of Ravanaरावण वध
Stories & mythsLanka Dahan: Hanuman Burns Lankaलंका दहन: हनुमान ने लंका जलाईChildrenAkshaअक्षकुमारPlaces & templesAshoka Vatikaअशोक वाटिका