Abhimanyu
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Abhimanyu is a character in the ancient Hindu epic Mahābhārata. He was a young and valiant warrior of the Kuru lineage, born to Arjuna—the third Pandava brother—and Subhadra—a Vrishni princess. He was
Abhimanyu fighting with a chariot wheel after his weapons were shattered by enemy troops, illustration by Pratap Mullick, c. 1970
Abhimanyu consoling Uttarā before leaving for the Kurukshetra War, 20th-century print
Abhimanyu (center, in golden armour) battles the Kaurava warrior Dushasana inside the chakravyuha, painting from a manuscript of the Mahabharata, c 1803
Abimanyu wayang (puppetry) figures in Indonesian culture
Virata
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Virata was the King of Matsya, a prominent figure in the Indian epic Mahabharata, and the titular character of the epic's fourth book, Virata Parva, which recounts the Pandavas’ year of ajnatavasa—inc
A lithograph of Virata in his court by Ravi Varma Press, 1920
Virata sitting on the throne watching Draupadi’s insult by Kichaka, unable to take an action.
Kurukshetra