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Suvannamaccha (; ; , ALA-LC: Suvaṇṇmacchā; , ; literally "golden fish") is a daughter of Ravana (Thotsakan) appearing in the Thailand and other Southeast Asian versions of Ramayana. She is a mermaid princess who tries to spoil Hanuman's plans to build a bridge to Lanka but falls in love with him instead.

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A mural painting of Suvannamaccha and Hanuman at Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok.
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Hanuman (Spouse), Macchanu (son), Ravana (father)

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Suvannamaccha (; ; , ALA-LC: Suvaṇṇmacchā; , ; literally "golden fish") is a daughter of Ravana (Thotsakan) appearing in the Thailand and other Southeast Asian versions of Ramayana. She is a mermaid princess who tries to spoil Hanuman's plans to build a bridge to Lanka but falls in love with him instead.

The figure of Suvannamaccha is popular in Thai folklore and is represented on small cloth streamers or framed pictures that are hung as luck-bringing charms in shops and houses throughout Thailand. thumb|Suvannamaccha luck bringing charm in a riverside shop in Mueang Nonthaburi District|Nonthaburi, Thailand

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Suvannamaccha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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