Image title: Ballaichak

[Category: The Mailvan Asuras]

Ballaichak : He was the second son of Cakkravat and Vachanisun. He was of light purple complexion. His weapons were Son Heraphot and Ananta Traiphob and Cak Mekhasun. He came to the battlefield after the death of Suriyaphob. He however could not defeat Phra Phrot. He then performed the Son Heraphot ceremony on a hill named Cakkravan. The ceremony was destroyed by Ongkhot (Angada) and Asuraphad. On his next fight with Phra Phrot he could arrest Phra Satrud by Son Heraphot. He kept Phra Satrud in the care of Raha. But the monkey warriors freed Phra Satrud. Balliacak was killed by Son Phrommat in the battle against Phra Phrot.

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The images depict the main characters from the Ramakien, Thailand's national epic representing the Siamese / Thai version of the Ramayana. They are taken from Professor Satya Vrat Shastri’s book “Ramayana in Southeast Asia”. These images depict in detail the complexions, facial expressions, head-gears, number of arms and heads and the postures, evidence par excellence as how Thai Muse had conceived them. The Ramakien does not necessarily follow the Valmiki Ramayana in the delineation of the episodes