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Bisrakh Jalalpur is a village near Kisan Chowk in Greater Noida (West), India. It is a part of Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh state. This village is said to be the birthplace of the king Ravana , who ruled Lanka in the epic Ramayana .
Villagers from Bisrakh in Uttar Pradesh claim that Bisrakh was named after Vishrava, and that Ravana was born there. [ 17 ] Ravana's paternal grandfather, the sage Pulastya , [ 18 ] was one of the ten Prajapatis , or mind-born sons of Brahma , and one of the Saptarishi (seven great sages) in the first Manvantara (age of Manu ).
Ravana became enraged with Shurpanakha for marrying a Danava. The Danavas were the mortal enemies of Rakshasas. Enraged Ravana decided to kill both of them. Thus waged a war against Vidyutjihva's army and killed him in a battle. Ravana was about to kill Surpanakha too but Ravana's wife Mandodari saved her.
On Ravana's request, he commuted the curse to have the rakshasa sleep for six months at a time, and wake up for other six months to wreak havoc and devour to his heart's content. [3] In a popular retelling of this tale, Kumbhakarna, accompanied by his brothers Ravana and Vibhishana, performed a major yajna to please Brahma. Indra was worried ...
Sulochana (Sanskrit: सुलोचना, romanized: Sulocanā, lit. 'she of beautiful eyes') is a character featured in Hindu literature.She is the daughter of the king of the serpents, Shesha, and married to Meghanada (Indrajita), the eldest son of Ravana. [1]
He led Ravana's army in the wars against Yama, Kubera and the Devas, and the Asuras and Daityas, through which Ravana established his sovereignty over the three worlds. He also led the initial Lankan response to the invasion led by Rama , Lakshmana , Sugriva and the Vanara army.
Most Meemure villagers believe that Lakegala is the place where King Ravana flew his aeroplane Dhadu Monara, which he used to capture Sita from India. Further it is believed that there are two cities in Sri Lanka called Wariyapola , which are believed to be the Airports that used for "Dandu monara" landing and take off.
The entire area including the temple and different rocks-group are named after the characters or events in the Hindu epic Ramayana (Ravana, Surpanakha, Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Lava, Kusa, others). One of these rock-shelters has a large multi-colored painted mural called the Ravanachhaya fresco site, while others are smaller and have minor ...