Story of Rama and demon Khara is the direct result of Lakshman nipping the nose of Rakshasi Surpanakha at Panchvati Ashram in Dandaka forest in the Ramayana. Khara was one of the brothers of Surpanakha as per Aranya Kanda. He ruled the Janasthana region – majority of the Rakshasas lived here. To avenge the bodily harm and insult meted out to Surpanakha, Khara orders 14 of his fiercest warriors to bring the dead body of Rama and Lakshman. The 14 warriors were vanquished in less than 14 minutes by Sri Ram. Rama who knew that more trouble was in store asked Lakshman to take Mata Sita to a safe cave and stand guard. Then Khara himself appears at Panchavati with his commander in chief Dushana and 14,000 rakshasa army. Devas and Rishis gathered up in the skies to witness the battle. Rama stood before an army of 14,002 demons. On sighting Rama, the demons started hurling their weapons at him. Bhagvan replied an arrow for an arrow. Each arrow of Rama killed a demon.