Khara (Ramayana)

Khara
Rama strikes down Khara with an arrow

Khara (Tamil: Karan, Thai: Khorn) was a man-eating rakshasa in the Indian Ramayana epic. He was a younger brother of Ravana, and was killed by Rama when he attacked Rama after Shurpanakha's humiliation. After Lakshmana cut off Surpanaka's nose, breasts and ears, Khara went and fought against Lakshmana and Rama. During this fight, Khara lost.^[1] He was the ruler of the Danda Kingdom, roughly equivalent to the Nashik district, with Janasthana (Nashik city) as its capital. He protected the northern kingdom of Lanka in the mainland and his kingdom bordered with the Kosala Kingdom, the kingdom of Rama. He was well known for his superior skills in warfare.

References

↑ Khara's Death

A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology & Religion by John Dowson

Ramayana by Valmiki

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Vanara	Hanuman Sugriva Vali Tara Rumā Angada Nala Nila Kesari Anjana Makardhwaja

Rakshasa	Ravana Vibhishana Kumbhakarna Indrajit Akshayakumara Atikaya Devantaka Kabandha Khara Mandodari Maricha Mayasura Narantaka Prahasta Sarama Subahu Sulochana Sumali Surpanakha Tataka Trijata Trishira Viradha

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Other characters	Jambavan Janaka Jatayu Manthara Maya Sita Sampati Shabari Shravan Vedavati

Places	Ayodhya Mithila Dandakaranya Kishkindha Lanka

Other	Lakshman Rekha List of adaptations

Seven Kandas (Books)	Bāla Kāṇḍa Ayodhya Kāṇḍa Araṇya Kāṇḍa Kishkindha Kāṇḍa Sundara Kāṇḍa Yuddha Kāṇḍa Uttara Kāṇḍa

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