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According to Hindu mythology who are the mother and father of RAVANA?

  1. Menaka And Vishwamitra

  2. Hidimba and Bhim

  3. Kakesi and Maharshi Vishrava

  4. none of these
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Explanation

According to Hindu mythology, Ravana was born to the sage Vishrava (also called Vishrava) and the demoness Kaikesi (also called Kaikasi or Nikasha). Vishrava was a Brahmin sage and son of Pulastya, one of the ten Prajapatis. Menaka and Vishwamitra were the parents of Shakuntala, Hidimba and Bhim had a son named Ghatotkacha, not Ravana.

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