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Rawana in Indian Art
First Online: March 15,2003
Last Updated: June 28,2009
Introduction
Rawana (a.k.a. Ravana) is the king of Sri Lanka during the
period in which the story of Ramayana unfolds. He is characterized
by ten heads in the Indian mythologies, and hence a great source of
inspiration for the artists. As you will see in this exhibition, the
Indian artists over the centuries have given the ten headed king, numerous
other characteristics (like only one neck, twenty hands, as a great
devotee of Lord Shiva, and as cruel bird killer).
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