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MAYA – The celestial architect, a daitya (descendant of Diti, giants)
Maya built palaces for both devas (gods) and asuras (demons). But in some accounts he was the architect for the asuras, while Visvakarman was the builder for the gods (devas). His daughter, Mandodari, married Ravana.