About Ravan: Dasara commemorates the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana, pictures

About Ravan: Dasara commemorates the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana. Hindu Mythology celebrates the victory of legendary hero Rama Lord Rama over Ravana by burning effigies of Lanka King evil demon Ravana across India on Sunday 17 October 2010. Before the final battle with Ravana, Lord Rama sought the blessings of Goddess Durga. Here are the Ten Headed Raavan pictures or photos or pics of Burning effigy of Ravana or Burning effigy of Lanka King evil demon Ravana.

Ravana is the primary antagonist character of the Hindu legend, the Ramayana; who is the demon king of Lanka. In the classic text, he is mainly depicted negatively, kidnapping Rama’s wife Sita, to claim vengeance on Rama and his brother Lakshmana for having cut off the nose of his sister Surpanakha

This depiction is, however, open to other interpretations. Ravana is described as a devout follower of Shiva, a great scholar, a capable ruler and a maestro of the Veena. He has his apologists and staunch devotees within the Hindu traditions, some of whom believe that his description as a ten-headed person is a reference to him possessing a very thorough knowledge over the 4 Vedas and 6 Upanishads, which made him as powerful as 10 scholars. An alternative interpretation is that he is guided by and does not have control over the five senses and five bodily instruments of action. His counterpart, Rama, on the contrary, is always in full control of these ten. However, there is mention in Atharvaveda of Demonic Brahmans called Dasagva (ten-headed) and Navagva (nine-headed). These early beings may be the actual forerunners of the later character in the Ramayana.

Ravana also authored Ravana Sanhita, a powerful book on the Hindu astrology. Ravana possessed a thorough knowledge of Ayurveda and political science. He is said to have possessed the nectar of immortality, which was stored under his navel, thanks to a celestial boon by Brahma. According to some theories, he was a historical emperor who reigned over Sri Lanka from 2554 BC to 2517 BC.