Puranic characters are figures from ancient Hindu texts like the Puranas, which include gods, goddesses, sages, kings, and demons, such as Vishnu, Shiva, Lakshmi, Sita, Rama, and Ravana.
They play roles in epics like the Ramayana and Mahabharata, and are central to mythology storytelling in India.
Puranic characters include the great sages like Vyas, the immortal beings known as the Ashta Chiranjeevis like Hanuman and Ashwatthama, and the Dashavatara (ten avatars) of Vishnu