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Shurpanakha: Appears in
शूर्पणखाSister of Ravana; rakshasi of Lanka. Also called Sister of Ravana | The one who sparked the war.
Shurpanakha, the sister of Ravana, was humiliated and disfigured by Lakshmana in the forest after her advances to Rama were refused. Her fury led Ravana to abduct Sita — the spark that set the Ramayana's war in motion.
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