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Mahiravana, son of demon king Ravana, ruled in the lower world. He possessed great magical powers. As Ravana faced defeats in his war with Rama, he called Mahiravana to help him. Demon Mahiravana employed all his skills and powers to fight and even to take away the heroes Rama and Lakshmana. Hanuman, the superman ape was pitted against the demon. He used his enormous tail for protecting his heroes'. In spite of being tricked a few times, Hanuman proves more than a match for Mahiravana in the end. This tale of the tail is taken from the 15th century Bengali Ramayana of Krittivaasa. Other Related Titles Are Ravana Humbled, Rama, Hanuman, Kumbhakarna, The Lord of the Lanka, Ramayana.