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Ravana

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[rah-vuh-nuh] / ˈrɑ və nə /

noun

  1. (in the Ramayana) the king of Ceylon who abducts Sita, the wife of Ramachandra, and is later defeated by Ramachandra.


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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

The story of the crown prince of Ayodhya and his victory over the demon king Ravana is performed every year during the Dussehra festival across India.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 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

The progress of Ravana through the air appals all Nature.

From Tales from the Hindu Dramatists by Zemin, J. S.

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