Chitralekha (Hinduism)
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Chitralekha is a friend of Uṣā, and the daughter of a minister of Banasura, who ruled from his capital of Śoṇitapura. She employs her magical powers to unite Uṣā with her lover, Aniruddha.She is refer
Painting of Chitralekha, by Raja Ravi Varma
Mahabharata
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The Mahābhārata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Ramayana. Both are smriti texts, and together they are known as the Itihasas.
Manuscript illustration of the Battle of Kurukshetra
Krishna and Arjuna at Kurukshetra, 18th–19th-century painting
Vyasa narrating the Mahābhārata to Ganesha from a 17th century Mewar manuscript.
Sauti recites the slokas of the Mahabharata.