Hanuman reduced Lanka to a burning inferno

The once-prosperous, fortified land of Lanka had, in mere moments, been reduced to a burning inferno—fear-stricken demons fled amidst the devastation, trees lay broken, creepers uprooted, and ashes blanketed the ruined city. The transformation from grandeur to desolation was swift and total. Hanuman, the mighty son of Vayu, surveyed the destruction with a measure of…

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Ravana ordered to burn Hanuman’s tail and leave him in disgrace

After an intense and eloquent appeal by Vibhishana, Ravana, the mighty king of Lanka, reluctantly relented from his initial decision to execute the monkey messenger they had captured. In a lighter mood, he acknowledged, “Your argument, Vibhishana, deserves thought. The tradition of sparing emissaries has been well illustrated by your examples. I shall not take…

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