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	Info and facts on 'Rannamaari' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		According to the story, Rannamaari, a sea demon haunted the people of the Maldives and he had to be served with a virgin girl once every month for him not harm the people.
		Rannamaari, the notorious sea demon haunted the people of the Maldives (A republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965) since time began.
		Finally, with the Moroccan's help, some people were able to find out what was actually happening and the king, determied to protect his pride, accepted the call to change his faith, and that of everyone in the country.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ra/rannamaari.htm (391 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Rannamaari
		Rannamaari (Dhivehi: ރައްނަމާރި) is a mythical story taught in the Maldives which explains how the Maldivian people converted their faith from Buddhism to Islam.
		Rannamaari, the notorious sea demon haunted the people of the Maldives since time began.
		When the demon appeared, he started to recite verses from the Qur'an and the Rannamaari vanished forever.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Rannamaari (545 words)

	Maldives - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1953, there was a brief, abortive attempt to form a republic, but the sultanate was re-imposed.
		The Maldivians followed Buddhism before they converted to Islam and the conversion is explained in a controversial mythological story about the demon Rannamaari.
		After independence from Britain in 1965, the sultanate continued to operate for another 3 years.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maldives (1865 words)

	Maldives Royal Family Official Website: Majid's Pages- Maldive Names (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Chief amongst them was Rannamaari, the supreme deity of the sea.
		They were allowed to keep their native names and even allowed to pass them on to their descendants, eg: Roxelana or Roxana.
		A generation of tentative experimentation with exotic "Islamic" names demonstrated that Rannamaari, Oditaan and company have clearly spared the Majids, and Sofias of the Maldives - although it is unclear if some of the Majids have in fact been spared by Rannamaari.
	www-personal.une.edu.au /~bluck/maldivesroyalfamily/maldives_name.shtml (1140 words)

	Worldisround - MALDIVES 1° - Photo - Malè South Atoll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Sightseeing in The Maldives picture - The conversion to Islam, in 1153, is a watershed in Maldivian history According to legend, a sea jinni called Rannamaari demanded regular sacrifices of young virgin girls.
		Andre ruled Malé; and much of the country for the next 15 years Portuguese occupation came to a sticky end in 1573 when an island chief,Thakurufaan, led an attack on the main Portuguese garrison and slew the lot
		The conversion to Islam, in 1153, is a watershed in Maldivian history According to legend, a sea jinni called Rannamaari demanded regular sacrifices of young virgin girls.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/36353/photo27.html (372 words)

	> Maldives at abcworld.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In 1953, there was a brief, abortive attempt at a republican form of government, after which the sultanate was reimposed.
		The Maldivians followed Buddhism before they converted to Islam and the conversion itself is explained in a controversial mythological story about a demon known as Rannamaari.
		Following independence from Britain in 1965, the sultanate continued to operate for another 3 years.
	www.abcworld.net /Maldives.html (1033 words)

	:: Maldives Travel Guide :: Maldive Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Because of the excellent location in the trade route the Maldives has influences from the Middle East, India, and Africa.
		In 1153AD a sea demon called “Rannamaari” was terrorizing the island of Male.
		An Arab traveler went in place of the virgin sacrifice that the demon demanded.
	www.maldivestravelguide.com /maldives_history.shtml (272 words)

	Maldives History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		There is an interesting folklore that describes how the conversion took place.
		Every month, a sea monster or a jinni called Rannamaari appeared from the sea.
		The jinni resembles a tall structure full of lamps.
	www.maldives-islands-guide.com /maldives-history.html (1100 words)

	South Asian Media Net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		When King, Dhovimi Kalaminja (Sri Bavana MahaaRadhun) was ruling Maldives, an Arab named Abul Barakaath came to Maldives from North Africa.
		At that time there was a practice of offering a virgin every month to a spirit called "Rannamaari", which was said to appear from the sea.
		Abul Barakaath made the spirit not to appear any more by reciting the Holy Qur'an.
	www.southasianmedia.net /profile/maldives/mv_religions.cfm (768 words)

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