| Son of a Brahmin Vishravas and a demoness Kaikasi, and half-brother of Kubera, Ravana was a learned scholar and an ardent devotee of Shiva. |
| This demoness is believed to suffer more pain than it inflicts, and vainly endeavours to destroy herself. |
| The Holi festival commemorates the victory of good over evil, brought about by the burning and destruction of the demoness, named Holika. |
