“Far across the southern seas stood a golden city, guarded by demons and ruled by one who defied even the gods.” That’s how ancient texts describe Lanka — the grand kingdom of Ravana, the ten-headed ...

Ravana, the King of Lanka, was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. The Shiv Purana says that, once, he had a desire to bring Lord Shiva to Lanka. He went to Mount Kailash, Shiva’s abode, and meditated ...

What destroys a kingdom first? Is it a powerful enemy? A devastating war? Or a ruler who refuses to listen? The story of ...

Each year, Dussehra celebrates the destruction by fire of Ravana — Lanka's ten-headed king — in the ritual of Ravan Dahan. In 2025, the festival will fall on October 2, when giant effigies of Ravana ...