Ravana is not a Demon King to Sri Lankans
<p>The emperor had many names as he ruled many countries. Rāvanā, Dasis Rāvanā, Ravula, Rāvanan, Rāvan are some of them. He is called <em>Dasis Ravana </em>which means the king with 10 great talents. As a well experienced Ayurvedic physician the king wrote several books on medicine. As an artist, he composed <em>Ravana rāgas</em>.</p>
<p>King Ravana’s technological and military prowess was so renowned that he is depicted in Indian literature as having ten heads and numerous hands holding a multitude of weapons. When eventually King Ravana succumbed, to the wrath of Rāmā, (his Indian nemesis) the people of India rejoiced in victory and celebrated in a festival atmosphere. To this day, the festival of ‘<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Deepavali</a>’ celebrated each year by one billion Indians including the Tamil community, is a celebration of the defeat of this famed<strong> Hela King Ravana</strong>.</p>
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