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  2. Ravana - Wikipedia

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    Pulavar Kuzhanthai's Ravana Kaaviyam is a panegyric on Ravana that is made up of 3,100 poetic stanzas in which Ravana is the hero. The book was released in 1946, and was subsequently banned by India's Congress led government.

  3. Vimana - Wikipedia

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    Pushpak Vimana, meaning "an aeroplane with flowers", is a mythical aeroplane found in Ayyavazhi mythology. Akilattirattu Ammanai, the religious book of Ayyavazhi, says that the Pushpak Vimana was sent to carry Ayya Vaikundar to Vaikundam. A similar reference is found in regards of Saint Tukaram, Maharashtra, India. Lord Vishnu was so impressed ...

  4. Ramayana - Wikipedia

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    Hanuman rescues Rama and Lakshmana after they are kidnapped by the Ahi-Mahi Ravana at the behest of Ravana and held prisoner in a cave, to be sacrificed to the goddess Kali. Adbhuta Ramayana is a version that is obscure but also attributed to Valmiki – intended as a supplementary to the original Valmiki Ramayana.

  5. Versions of the Ramayana - Wikipedia

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    While it briefly recounts the traditional story of Rama, it is composed primarily of stories peripheral, though related, to Valmiki's narrative. This ramayana treats the last years of Rama's life and includes Ravana's abduction of Sita and Rama's installation of the Shiva Lingam at Rameswaram. [11]

  6. Ravananugraha - Wikipedia

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    Ravananugraha or Ravananugraha-murti ("form showing favour to Ravana" [1]) is a benevolent aspect of the Hindu god Shiva, depicted seated on his abode Mount Kailash with his consort Parvati, while the rakshasa-king (demon-king) Ravana of Lanka attempts to uproot it.

  7. Jambavan - Wikipedia

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    In the epic Ramayana, Jambavan helped Rama find his wife Sita and fight her abductor, Ravana. ... The only temple of Jambuvanta is located at Jamkhed, in the Jalana ...

  8. Rakshasa - Wikipedia

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    The ten-headed Ravana is shown anchoring the line of Asuras. [25] A bas-relief at the 12th-century temple of Angkor Wat depicts the figures churning the ocean. It includes Ravana anchoring the line of Asuras that are pulling on the serpent's head. Scholars have speculated that one of the figures in the line of Devas is Ravana's brother Vibhishana.

  9. Mandodari - Wikipedia

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    Ravana is treated as a son-in-law among some local Brahmins and has a temple dedicated to him here. [8] Despite Ravana's faults, Mandodari loves him and is proud of his strength. She is aware of Ravana's weakness towards women. [9] [10] A righteous woman, Mandodari tries to lead Ravana to righteousness, but Ravana always ignores her advice.