Mandodari

Mandodari

Mandodari (Sanskrit: मंदोदरी Mandodarī, lit. "soft-bellied"; Tamil: Montotari; Indonesian, Javanese and Sundanese: Banondari; Khmer: Mandogiri; Malay: Mandudaki; Thai: Montho Thewi) is the Queen Consort of Ravana, the demon king of Lanka, according to the Hindu epic Ramayana. The Ramayana describes Mandodari as beautiful, pious, and righteous. She is extolled as one of the panchakanya ("five virgins"), the recital of whose names is believed to dispel sin.

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