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MANDODARI<br />

Mandodari is the Queen Consort of Ravana, the demon king of<br />

Lanka, according to the Hindu epic <strong>Ramayana</strong>. The <strong>Ramayana</strong><br />

describes Mandodari as beautiful, pious, and righteous. She is<br />

extolled as one of the panchakanya ("five virgins"), the recital of<br />

whose names is believed to dispel sin.<br />

Mandodari is the daughter of Mayasura, the King of the Asuras<br />

(demons) and the Apsara, Hema. Mandodari bears three sons:<br />

Meghanada (Indrajit), Atikaya, and Akshayakumara.<br />

- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia<br />

MANDODARI<br />

Mandodari 55 : Ravana's wife, queen of Lanka. (Glossary of the<br />

Vahinis)<br />

55<br />

Also spelt as Mandodhaaree<br />

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