Ahiravan

{{Short description|Ramayana character}}

{{About||the 1940 film|Mahiravana (film)}}

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{{Infobox deity

| type = Hindu

| name = Mahiravana

| affiliation = Rakshasa

| abode = Patala

| texts = Versions of Ramayana

| spouse = Chandrasena

| image = Maiyarap at Wat Phra Kaew.jpg

| caption = Maiyarap, the Thai adaptation of Mahiravana

}}

In some versions of the Ramayana such as the Krittivasi Ramayana, Mahiravana, is the brother of {{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2018-10-24 |title=The Incarnation of Hanūmat and his story [Chapter 20] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/shiva-purana-english/d/doc226416.html |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}} the rakshasa king Ravana. He secretly carried away Rama and his brother Lakshmana to the nether-world, consulted his friends, and decided to sacrifice the life of the two divine brothers at the altar of his chosen deity, goddess Mahamaya. However, Hanuman saved their lives by decapitating Mahiravana, and destroying his army.