Ahiravan

 ( Rakshasa In The Ramayana ) 

In some versions of the Ramayana such as the Krittivasi Ramayana, Mahiravana, is the brother of the rakshasa king Ravana. He secretly carried away Rama and his brother Lakshmana to the nether-world, consulted his friends, and decided to sacrifice the life of the two divine brothers at the altar of his chosen deity, goddess Mahamaya. However, Hanuman saved their lives by decapitating Mahiravana, and destroying his army.

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Popular culture The Mairavan charitra was written in Telugu language in Kavya style in the 16th century by Adithya kavi. Mairavan charitra, A Dictionary of Indian Literature by Sujit Mukherjee; Page: 219.

The story of Mahiravana was made into a Telugu film in 1940 by Ghantasala Balaramaiah entitled Mahiravana. The veteran actor Vemuri Gaggaiah played the role of Mahiravana. Mahiravana 1940 film at IMDb. The legend was also featured in the 2018 animated film Hanuman vs Mahiravana, released in Hindi and Tamil and in seris The Legend of Hanuman Season 5 where we get to know more about Ahiravan's world.

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See also

• Adbhuta Ramayana

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