Ravana

Rama and Ravana - The Ramayana

Ravana abducted Sita, fully knowing the consequences

Ravana – The great scholar Ravana, mostly known as the person who kidnapped Sita and was later killed by Lord Rama.Lets look at other aspects of him and try to find out the exact reason behind the abduction of Sita. Ravana was a great scholar, a devout devotee of Lord Shiva. He knew about the […]

The Ramayana Epic: 51 Surprising Facts And Trivia

The Ramayana is an amazing Indian story that’s been told for thousands of years! It’s all about Lord Rama, but it also tells the stories of many other important people. There’s Lakshmana, Rama’s loyal brother, Bharata, another brother who stayed true to Rama, and Hanuman, the amazing monkey god who helped Rama rescue his wife

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Weapons used in the time of Mahabharata – 2

Mahabharata – Important weapons from Indian Mythology Karna’s weapons Karna had the knowledge of Brahmastra, but his teacher Parshurama has cursed him that he could not use it when he requires it most. He had kavach and kundal from Sun, which would made him invulnerable, but Indra asked those in alms. But he had given

Weapons used in the time of Mahabharat – 1

Weapon used in Mahabharat We are continuing on from the weapons used in the times of The Ramayana. Brahmastra has been mentioned quite frequently in ancient texts and Mahabharat is no exception here. Brahmastra As described in the sastra, a Brahmastra is an astra. This is created by Lord Brahma. It is sometimes known as