Birth of Draupadi from Holy fire Modern print Drupada does not forget his insult at the hands of Drona. Realising that neither he nor his children are capable enough to defeat Drona, Drupada desires to have a son powerful enough to take revenge on Drona. He consults several seers and eventually approaches Yaja and Upayaja, […]
Yaja and Upayaja perform a sacrifice for the emergence of Dhrishtadyumna from the fire, from Adi-parva (volume one) of the Razm-nama (Book of Wars) adapted and translated into Persian by Mir Ghiyath al-Din Ali Qazvini, known as Naqib Khan (Persian, d. 1614) from the Sanskrit Mahabharata Mughal India, made for Abd al-Rahim the Khan Khanan
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Arjuna is killed by his son Babhnuvahana in battle Arjuna fought with Babruvahana, and got the upper hand. 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,
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Vrishaketu Shoots Babhruvahana into the Air on a Circle of Arrows (recto), Babhruvahana Resumes his Fight with Vrishaketu (verso), Scenes from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata India, Maharashtra, Paithan, circa 1850 Drawings; watercolors Opaque watercolor on paper
Vrishaketu Shoots Babhruvahana into the Air on a Circle of Arrows (recto), Babhruvahana Resumes his Fight with Vrishaketu (verso), Scenes from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata India, Maharashtra, Paithan, circa 1850 Drawings; watercolors Opaque watercolor on paper
Parasurama shoots Bhisma in the presence of Amba An illustration from a dispersed manuscript of the Razmnama, the abridged Persian translation of the Mahabharata: Parasurama shoots Bhisma , ca. 1616
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A chromolithograph print titled “Madri”, who is the second wife of King Pandu in the epic Mahabharata. According to the source, other than Mahabharata’s description of Madri’s dusky skin and crimson garments, this print seems to have no other Puranic/mythological influence on it and is derived from an oil painting titled “Maharashtrian lady carrying fruits”
Raja Pandu and Matakunti India, Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; watercolors Opaque watercolor and gold on paper Image- 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (17.14 x 12.06 cm); Sheet- 8 7/16 x 6 1/16 in. (21.43 x 15.39 cm)
The Festival of Cakes’ by Nandalal Bose, possibly depicting the widowed Kunti feeding her five children—the Pandavas
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Indra lifts the illusion and reveals the truth to Yudhishthira From the book: Stories of India’s gods and heroes by Monro, W. D
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