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Story of Ahalya, her beauty became a curse

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Story of Mandodari, Queen of Lanka.

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Story of Banasura, one who made Lord Shiva his chowkidar

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Story of Tandav, the dance of destruction

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Story of Sati, a tragic love story

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Story of Mahishasura, a shape changing asura

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Story of Usha, a love story that made Krishna fight Shiva

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Story of Grahan, swallowing of the Sun & Moon by asura Rahu Ketu

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Story of Vrishaketu, son of Suryaputra Karna

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Story of Vrishaketu, son of Suryaputra Karna

Vrishaketu was the youngest of the nine sons of Karna, and the only one that survived the battle of Kurukshetra. In the battle of Kurukshetra Karna was slained by Arjuna. Every evening, the battlefield turned into a large crematorium where both sides burnt the dead. Kunti broke the news that the Pandavas needed to do the last rites of their brother Karna and told them about his birth. Once the Pandavas came to know that Karna was their jeshtha bhrata (eldest brother), they were filled with guilt and shame as they would have never fought him. They treated him badly and deprived him of courtesy calling him Sutaputra (person of low birth). Arjuna was filled with remorse for treating him as an enemy and becoming a killer of his own blood. He also realized that Karna had spared the life of four of his brothers as promised to their mother Kunti, and they were devastated. Yudhisthira got angry with his mother for hiding the truth and cursed all womenfolk that they will never be able t...

Story of Banasura, one who made Lord Shiva his chowkidar

Banasura is the son of the great asura king Mahabali. He was born with a thousand arms. He was a devotee of Lord Shiva. Banasura ruled over the kingdom of Sonitpur, in modern-day Assam. Later he also inherited his father’s kingdom, modern-day Kerala. He was married to Kandala and had a beautiful daughter Usha. Banasura used to worship Raslingam, a shiva lingam or instrument of worship of Lord Shiva, that Lord Vishwakarma gave him. He was an ardent devotee of Shiva. Once he ventured into Mount Kailash the abode of Lord Shiva without seeking an appointment and could not meet him and returned empty-handed. He was upset and initiated himself to even greater penance to please the Lord. At that time, Lord Shiva lost his wife Sati and went into a rage. He performed Rudra Tandav , the dance of destruction . Banasura played the mridanga (a drum-type musical instrument) with his thousand arms to which the Lord danced. Pleased with the asura king’s service, Lord Shiva gave a boon. Banasura aske...

Story of Bhagadatta, the warrior from the east

In the story of the war of Kurukshetra , one is left to wonder which was the greatest of the fights, who was the best among the warriors, who was feared the most. There is no one answer, nevertheless, there were many legendary warriors and many bloody fights. One of them was king Bhagadatta , the warrior from east. Here is the story of this great warrior in the battle of Kurukshetra. In the book Mahabharata, Second Chapter of the Drona Parva is titled, The Twelfth Day at Kurukshetra; the Fall of Bhagadatta. Bhagadatta was the Pragjyotishadhipati, king of Pragjyotishpur, a region in modern day Guwahati in Assam. Vajradatta and Pushpadatta are his sons and the former succeeded the kinship after Bhagadatta’s death. In the war of Kurukshetra, he sided with the Kauravas . He had long history of enmity with the Pandavas side. His father was Narakasura who was killed in the hands of Krishna. During Rajasuya yagya , Arjuna fought against Bhagadatta for 8 days and after a defe...

The Story of Mahalaya

Pratima Visarjan a water colour by Gaganendranath Tagore Mahalaya is a significant event in the Hindu calendar, marking the beginning of Durga Puja celebrations, especially in the Indian states of Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, and Tripura. It occurs on the final day of the Pitru Paksha (a 16-day period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors) and ushers in the period of Devi Paksha (the fortnight dedicated to the worship of the goddess Durga). Mahalaya is typically observed about seven days before the main Durga Puja festivities. The story behind Mahalaya is rooted in the Devi Mahatmya or Chandi Path, a text from the Markandeya Purana that narrates the exploits of Goddess Durga. According to this mythological tale, the gods, led by the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, created Durga to defeat the demon king Mahishasura. Mahishasura had gained immense powers and became invincible due to a boon, terrorizing the heavens and Earth. No male god or mortal could defeat him. In respon...

Story of Angad, vanara prince of Kishkindha

Angad Prince of Kishkindha There are many characteristics in a human being and one of them is arrogance when one thinks of themselves as superior to everyone. The great rakshasa king, Ravana of Lanka, was arrogant. In the great epic of Ramayana, a vanara prince by the name of Angad successfully humbled the great king by making him realize that he is not that great that he thinks himself to be. Let us read the story of Angad. Angad was the son of the king of Kishkindha Vali and queen Tara. Vali himself was a strong and son of Lord Indra. In the event of the Ramayana, Vali was killed by Rama. Vali was so strong that even Lord Rama did not duel with him. Instead, he shot him from his hiding. Vali at the time of his death asked his brother Sugreeve to take care of his child and asked Angad to be of service to Rama. Sugreeve was anointed the king of Kishkindha after Vali's death. Angad was anointed as the prince in waiting and put to learn under an able vanara g...

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