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Who is Pushpotkata in Ravana?

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Likewise, what was Ravana's gotra?

Ravana's grandfather on his father's side,thesage Pulastya, was one of the ten Prajapatis or mind-born sonsofBrahma and one of the Saptarishi (Seven Great Sages Rishi) inthefirst Manvantara (age of Manu). They completed their educationfromtheir father, with Ravana being a great scholar oftheVedas.

Subsequently, question is, what is the mother name of Ravana? Kaikesi

Beside above, what is the birthplace of Ravana?

Bisrakh is a village 10 km away of Greater Noida, intheIndian state of Uttar Pradesh. The locals claim their village tobebirthplace of the legendary king Ravana, whorulesLanka in the epic Ramayana.

Is Ravana a God?

Ravana is the mythical multi-headed demon-kingofLanka in Hindu mythology. With ten heads and twentyarms,Ravana could change into any form he wished.Representingthe very essence of evil, he famously fought andultimately lost aseries of epic battles against the hero Rama,seventh avatar ofVishnu.

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What is the full name of Ravana?

Lankapati, an epithet used for Ravana,whichsimply means the lord of Lanka. Dasis is the corruption ofSanskritname Dashashis which means one with ten heads.Ravanais also known as Dashamesha, Lankesha, Lankeshwara,Thotsakan(Thai), Lawana (Maranao) and many other names inRamayanarelated literature.

Stein Saguer

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How many wives did Ravana have?

two

Cirina Boar

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Is Sita daughter of Ravana?

Ravana's daughter: In Sanghadasa's Jainaversionof Ramayana and also in Adbhuta Ramayana, Sita,entitledVasudevahindi, is born as the daughter of Ravana.Accordingto this version, astrologers predict that first child ofVidyadharaMaya (Ravana's wife) will destroy hislineage.

Aruna Neubers

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Did Rama killed Ravana at the age of 6?

Sri Rama was of age 53 years whenhedefeated & killed Ravana.

Fadhila Huse

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How many years did Ravana live?

At the time of war
So by the time Rama killed Ravana, he would beat42 years old. Though Rama ruled the kingdom for 11thousandyears, the first 42 years of his life wasfull ofmiseries and adventures. With all the experience he gainedin thatperiod, he established the ideal world–Ramarajya.

Petronella Balado

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What was the surname of Lord Ram?

Rama was born to Kaushalya and DasharathainAyodhya, the ruler of the Kingdom of Kosala.

Andrejus Alorda

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Is Ravana a god in Sri Lanka?

Yet Ravana of Sri Lanka is portrayed tobea different king and a human. He is described as a devoutfollowerof the god Shiva, a great scholar, a capable rulerand amaestro of aveena, known as the ravanhattha. According toHindumythology Ravana was born to a great sage Vishrava andhiswife, princess Kaikesi.

Esmail Vallines

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How did Ravana get 10 heads?

During his penance, Ravana chopped offhishead ten times as a sacrifice to please Lord Brahma.Eachtime he cutted his head off, a new head arose,thusenabling him to continue his penance. Thus Ravana gottenheads and twenty arms, due to which he is also knownas"Dasamukha".

Razak Bastida

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What language did Ravana speak?

Lanka, of which Ravana was the ruler wasoccupiedby Dravidians entirely. But Sanksrit, the languagetheRamayana was written in is an Aryan language.Consideringthe enmity between Aryans and Dravidians just a whileback, it isunlikely that Dravidians would speakSanskrit.

Radim Lete

Pundit

Who cursed Ravana?

Ravana mocked Shiva and Nandi. Enraged bytheinsult to his lord, Nandi cursed Ravana that monkeyswoulddestroy him. In turn, Ravana decided to uproot themountainKailash, infuriated by Nandi's curse and hisinability toproceed further. He put all his twenty arms underKailash andstarted lifting it.

Pancracia Niederlechner

Pundit

How did mandodari die?

Mandodari appears at the death scene of Ravanaina disarrayed state and laments his death. In thisbattle,Mandodari loses her husband, her sons and herkinsmen. Afterthe death of Ravana, Rama advises Vibhishana totakeMandodari as his wife, even though he already hasawife.

Amalio Sigueiro

Teacher

Who is Ravana father?

Vishrava

Wladimir Schmitchen

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Why did Ravana kidnapped Sita in Hindi?

Why did Raavan kidnap Sita? - Quora. Story goestoDoorkeeper of Lord Vishnu : In the Bhagavata Purana,Ravanaand his brother, Kumbhakarna were said to bereincarnations of Jayaand Vijaya, gatekeepers atVaikuntha, theabode of Vishnu and werecursed to be born in Earth for theirinsolence.

Aali Baldeweg

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Where is the temple of Ravana?

Temples related with Ravana in IndiaareRavana Mandir Bisrakh, Koteshwar TempleGujarat,Vidisha Ravangram Temple and MurudeshwaraTemple hasRavana Statue, Koneswaram temple ofSri Lanka is oneof the most famous Ravana temple in theworld.The MostPowerful Negative Character In HinduMythology.

Slavko Niradhara

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Was Ravana a good king?

Ravana: the great king
According to the facts, Ravana was acaringruler who looked after his subjects very well. Underhisrule, the best of all architects, Vishwakarma, built Lanka. InSriLanka, Ravana is considered as a God andisworshipped.

Segismunda Ummenhofer

Reviewer

How many sons did Ravana have?

seven sons

Ubaldina Stortenenbecker

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When was Ravana died?

15th November 7292

Saleha Palumbo

Reviewer

How many brothers and sisters did Ravana?

Ravana's parents were Vishrava (son ofPulastya)and Kaikesi (daughter of Sumali and Thataka). Kaikesihadtwo brothers Maricha and Subahu which wouldeffectively makethem Ravana's uncles. Ravana had sixbrothersand two sisters: Kubera – the King ofNorth directionand the Guardian of Heavenly Wealth.

Evgeniya Neaverson

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Who killed meghnad?

On being reassured on her well being, Rama sentLakshmanto fight Meghnad and a fierce battle began betweenthe two.In the end Lakshmana killed Meghnad, the warrior whohadonce overpowered Indra.

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