Lankalakshmi

In the Ramayana, the earlier of the two
great Indian epics, Lankalakshmi is the
name of the guardian deity of Lanka,
the demon-king Ravana’s capital city.
Lankalakshmi is also the rebirth of the
goddess Vijayalakshmi, who has been
cursed by the god Brahma to serve as
Lanka’s guardian deity. The curse will
last until an intruder to the city manages
to defeat her, foretelling the fall of
Ravana. This defeat comes with the
arrival of the monkey-god Hanuman,
who leaps across the ocean in search of
the goddess Sita, whom Ravana has kidnapped. Lankalakshmi recognizes
Hanuman as an intruder and attacks
him, fulfilling her duty as a guardian
deity. Hanuman knocks her flat with a
powerful blow, breaking the curse and
signalling Ravana’s fall.