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Kinnara (male) & Kinnari (female) are celestial musicians, part human & part bird, in Hinduism & Buddhism. According to the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata, they come in pairs, always wedded, eternal lovers, who never have children, living a life of eternal hedonism.

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2021-10-14

Rama’s servant listens to the dhobi quarrelling with his wife. From the Razmnama, the Persian translation of the dated 1598, artist Da'ud. See https://t.co/pEdp1iNQgy

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2021-08-03

India has finally started waking up to the potential of its own stories, like the Mahabharata, & applying it to the Superhero genre...really really psyched for 🔥🔥🔥
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2021-01-11

Babhruvahana Surrenders d Sacrificial Horse Syamakarna to His Father Arjuna, Folio from Mahabharata, 1850 painting
Paithan Chitrakatha, Maharashtra, a art form of pictorial story telling, as is miniature painting why to tag it as FOLK?
such treasures of OUGHT tob in India

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2020-12-03

Aśvins, or Ashwini Kumaras are twin vedic gods of medicine. In the epic Mahabharata, King Pandu's wife Madri is granted a son by each Ashvin and bears the twins Nakula and Sahadev.
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Aśvins- Divine Physicians of the gods

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2020-05-17

1. ✨arjuna ✨
2. ashwatthama
3. abhimanyu (mahabharata, who just went through his 2354787458th redesign)

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2019-10-29

A few hours with Prof Ngugi and so many thoughts and memories to take away. Not least his fascination with the Mahabharata, of which he spoke for a good hour this morning at the airport, to a spellbound listener of one--me! Thank you

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2018-02-18