Ravana
Americannoun
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But she’s tricked by the 10-headed demon Ravana, who whisks her off to his kingdom.
From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2023
Researchers have said that there are multiple renditions of the Ramayana in India and across Southeast Asia - including one that eulogised Ravana and another that said Ram's brother Lakshman killed the demon king.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2023
The festival commemorates the victory of Hindu god Rama over demon king Ravana and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil.
From US News ● Jun. 7, 2016
Prakash and his brother developed an interest in combustion; one experiment involved building and then blowing up a ten-foot-tall wire-mesh effigy of Ravana, the Hindu demon king.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 21, 2015
Ravana, enraged, orders some contumely or punishment to be inflicted upon him.
From Tales from the Hindu Dramatists by J. S. Zemin
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