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A Latin American Lee Kuan Yew
In the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata, Yudhisthira, the eldest prince of the Pandavas, says that the greatest crime for a King is the perpetuation of arajakata (anarchy). The 21st-century worship ...
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Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti 2024: History, significance and all you need to know
After the battle in Mahabharata, Valmiki was one of the sages who visited Yudhisthira. Valmiki tells Yudhisthira that praying ...
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Meet the Mahabharata Giants Who Will Make You Feel Tiny
Estimated Height: 15-18 feet. Bakasura, the demon slain by Bheema, is depicted as a giant who terrorized villages, making him one of the tallest figures encountered. Estimated Height: Around 12-15 ...
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Take this Mahabharata quiz: How many answers did you get right
One of the most important Indian epics, Mahabharata features two feuding brothers - The Kauravas, and the Pandavas, and their war that led to destruction, loss of life, but also the establishment ...
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Deepavali While we celebrate let’s illuminate our inner selves
Diwali or Deepavali is one of the biggest and auspicious festivals celebrated by Hindus around the globe with ebullience. The ...
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DEEPAVALI THE HOLY FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
The Pandava refers to the five brothers namely, Yudhisthira, Bhima, Arjuna,,Nakula and Sahadeva, who are five acknowledged sons of Pandu and are central of the epic Mahabharata. Deepavali is the ...
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Myths And Hidden Tales Of Diwali: Discovering The Cultural Variations Of Diwali Across India
According to legend, the five Pandavas (Yudhisthira, Bheem, Arjuna, Nakul, and Sahadev) who are the protagonists of Mahabharata, were exiled for 13 years after losing a game of dice. It is said ...
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Why Mahabharata and the Vedas still influence modern weaponry and combat science
Yes, that was the power and technology they had thousands years back. Mahabharata: The Influence Mahabharata is one of the two major epics of ancient India and is written in Sanskrit. It consists ...
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The Mahabharata in Global Political and Social Thought
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Nothing queer about it: Androgynous gods across cultures is proof there's nothing sacred about the binary framework
In the Mahabharata when Arjuna opts to spend his year in exile as Brihannala, the narrative makes it very clear that this is not just a case of a man dressed up in woman’s attire. Arjuna ...
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Vaishnava Mokshada Ekadashi
Lord Krishna himself described the significance of fasting on this auspicious day to King Yudhisthira. Observing the Vaishnava Mokshada Ekadashi vrat is equivalent to keeping the fast for the ...