Is Ravana is a Brahmin?
Emily Sparks
Published Jan 14, 2026
1. Ravana was half-Brahmin and half-demon. His father was Vishwashrava, a rishi belonging to the Pulastya clan, and mother Kaikasi belonged to a demon clan. Vishwashrava had two wives - Varavarnini and Kaikasi.
Why do Brahmins worship Ravana?
RAAVAN BELONGED TO SARASWAT CASTEBelonging to the Saraswat sub-caste, these group of people on Dussehra were busy extolling the demon king's virtues and offered him prayers at the Vrihadeshwar Mahadev temple near the Yamuna river.