Ravanahatha
（重定向自Ravanastron）
![Ravanastron](/Images/godic/202502/06/Ravanastron1753.jpg")
![Dinesh Subasinghe showing his new version of the ravanahatha to Mahinda Rajapaksa](/Images/godic/202502/06/Legend_of_srilankan_Ravanhatha1753.jpg")
The Ravanahatha (variant names: ravanhatta, rawanhattha, ravanastron, ravana hasta veena) is an ancient bowed violin, once popular in Western India and Sri Lanka. It is an ancient Indian stringed musical instrument on which western stringed musical instruments such as the violin and viola were later based.