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  • The story surrounding Divali is that Lord Rama, the hero of the Hindu epic, Ramayana, was sent into exile (read darkness), but he redeems himself by slaying the evil ten-headed Demon King Ravana, who had stolen his wife, Sita, the light of his life.

    Donna Henes: Festivals of Light in the Dark 2010

  • Clinton is a power hungry, fear mongering, ego-driven lying ten-headed hydra that will stop at nothing.

    Carter: After June 3, it will be time for Clinton to 'give it up' 2008

  • The story surrounding Divali is that Lord Rama, the hero of the Hindu epic, Ramayana, was sent into exile (read darkness), but he redeems himself by slaying the evil ten-headed Demon King Ravana, who had stolen his wife, Sita, the light of his life.

    Festivals of Light in the Dark 2010

  • The story surrounding Divali is that Lord Rama, the hero of the Hindu epic, Ramayana, was sent into exile (read darkness), but he redeems himself by slaying the evil ten-headed Demon King Ravana, who had stolen his wife, Sita, the light of his life.

    Donna Henes: Festivals of Light in the Dark 2009

  • He said that this thing is like the ten-headed snake.

    OpEdNews - Diary: EXPLOSIVE: CYNTHIA MCKINNEY TOLD 5000 EXECUTED DURING KATRINA 2008

  • I also bought and cherished a copy of The Adventures of Rama, a retelling for children of legends and myths about, well, the adventures of Rama including the noble Indian prince's heroic battle with Ravana, the ten-headed demon king of Lanka.

    Archive 2006-06-01 DAVID BISHOP 2006

  • After asking him a few questions, she told him to go away, for the ten-headed monster who was living with her would soon return.

    Filipino Popular Tales Dean Spruill Fansler

  • The giantess then betakes herself to her brother, the terrible ten-headed Ravana, king of Ceylon.

    Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works Kalidasa

  • When the ten-headed monster came home, Alberto killed him in the same way he had killed the other.

    Filipino Popular Tales Dean Spruill Fansler

  • Animals and birds are frequently in communication with them: The hawk flies away and spreads the news of the fight at Adasin [34] (p. 90); at the bidding of Dalonágan a spider spins a web about the town (p. 124); and Aponitolau is enabled to fulfill the labors assigned him by the ten-headed giant only through the aid of spiders, ants, and flies (p. 101).

    A Study in Tinguian Folk-Lore Fay-Cooper Cole 1921

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