Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Shakuni (Sanskrit: शकुनि, IAST: Śakuni, lit. ' bird ') is one of the antagonists of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the prince of the kingdom of Gandhara when introduced, later becoming its king after the death of his father, Subala. He was the brother of Gandhari and the maternal uncle of the Kauravas.
Gandhara among the kingdoms of Epic Indian history. Gandhāra (Sanskrit: गन्धार) was an ancient Indian kingdom mentioned in the Indian epics Mahabharata and Ramayana. Gandhara prince Shakuni was the root of all the conspiracies of Duryodhana against the Pandavas, which finally resulted in the Kurukshetra War.
He appeared in the role of Shakuni in the mythological saga Mahabharat, which earned him worldwide fame. [1] In September 2014, he became one of the contestants of eighth season of reality show Bigg Boss. [8] He also portrayed a negative role in Star Plus's Rishton Ka Chakravyuh. [9] Bhat then played Darius III in Porus.
Lakshagriha (Sanskrit: लाक्षागृहम्, romanized: Lākṣāgṛham), [1] also called the House of Lacquer, is a palace made of lacquer featured in ...
The city has several Hindu temples: the Gopalaswamy temple, Thiripuraanthakaeshwarar temple, Ramar temple, and the Amman temple. The renovation of the Gopalaswamy temple was completed by the Government of Tamil Nadu recently. It is a Vishnu temple that embodies the cultural and architectural legacy of the city. The herbal wall paintings found ...
Babruvahana defeated Arjuna, and killed him with a powerful astra. Repenting his deed after knowing Arjuna's identity, he was determined to kill himself, but he obtained from his stepmother, the Naga princess Ulupi, a gem called Nagamani, which restored Arjuna to life, with the help of Krishna. And also krishna restored vrishketu life whom ...
Aarani, officially spelled as Arni, [2] [3] [4] and also known as Periya Aarani, is a major commercial, industrial and cultural hub and also a divisional headquarter in the Thiruvanamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India.
The town is located in south east Tamil Nadu and connected by NH 49 (also called as AH 43) to Madurai from Rameswaram. East Coast Road is the major coastal road in east Tamil Nadu which connects the state capital Chennai and Ramanathapuram; this road also connects Ramanathapuram with Pondicherry , Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari.