Gender proclaiming beyond the binaries
In the Bhagavata Purana, she performs her Mohiniattam to steal Amrit, the nectar of immortality, from the Rakshasas and offers it to the Devas.
In the Bhagavata Purana, she performs her Mohiniattam to steal Amrit, the nectar of immortality, from the Rakshasas and offers it to the Devas.
For many the characters in Ramayana are essentially straightforward. Rama is the hero, Sita the heroine and Ravana is the villain. However, those familiar with Hindu mythology would know there is nothing simple or linear about such epics. Here Sahapedia looks into the different narratives that gives us a backstory to how Ravana was once Vishnu’s true devotee.
