Is Ravana North Indian?
“And Rama was a hate figure for these people because he was from the north and he killed Ravana who was from Lanka and therefore Dravidian. Well, Ravana was not from Lanka. He was born in a village near Delhi, it is called Bisrakh. You can still go and see it.
Why is Rama a hero?
The hero, Rama, lived his whole life by the rules of dharma; in fact, that was why Indian consider him heroic. When Rama was a young boy, he was the perfect son. Later he was an ideal husband to his faithful wife, Sita, and a responsible ruler of Aydohya. Rama accepted the decree unquestioningly.
Is Ravana a hero or a demon?
Ravana, on the contrary, is the demon with negative traits. However, in parts of south India — as well as in Southeast Asian countries — it is Ravana who is worshipped as a hero. In Kanpur, the doors of what is perhaps North India’s lone Ravana temple, on the Kailash Mandir campus, are thrown open for devotees on Dasera.
What is the story of Ravana?
Ravana, in Hinduism, the 10-headed king of the demons ( rakshasa s). His abduction of Sita and eventual defeat by her husband Rama are the central incidents of the popular epic the Ramayana (“Rama’s Journey”). Ravana ruled in the kingdom of Lanka (probably not the same place as modern Sri Lanka), from which he had expelled his brother…
Do South Indians know Rama and ravanasura?
Most south Indians are hindus (If you are not happy with this demographic I don’t know what to do). All Hindus know Rama and Ravanasura(ravana Bramha, Ravan, Ranasurudu) because there is no point calling yourself Hindu if you don’t know Ramayana. (I can’t help if you take offense to this too).
Why do we celebrate the defeat of Ravana in Dasera?
Ravana had abducted Rama’s wife Sita and kept her captive in Lanka. Accordingly, Dasera celebrates the defeat of Ravana, representing evil, by Lord Rama, a symbol of virtue. The Ramayana has been told in a thousand different ways over the centuries. In most versions of the Ramayana, Rama is treated as a hero with many good qualities.