Paradoxically, Ravana who was associated with the heinous crime of kidnapping a married woman by deceit, invokes less hatred than does Vibhishana, in an episode in the Ramayana. What is it that ma ...

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Wayang klitik originally came from the eastern part of Java and the stories involved plays from the ancient Jenggala, Kediri and Majapahit kingdoms, which were located in the area.