Sagara (Hinduism)
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Sagara is a king of the Suryavamsha dynasty in Hinduism. The son of Bahuka, he ruled the city of Ayodhya, with two wives, and 60,001 sons.
Artistic depiction of Sagara
The sons of Sagara discover the stolen sacrificial horse grazing near Vasudeva, who had assumed the form of Kapila
Bhagiratha
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Bhagiratha is a legendary king of the Ikshvaku dynasty in Hindu literature. He is best known for his legend of bringing the sacred river Ganges, personified as the Hindu river goddess Ganga, from heav
Sagara (Hinduism)
…hubbub. When the furious sage opened his eyes to glare at them, they were immediately burned to ashes. Generations later, one of Sagara’s descendants, Bhagiratha, undertook the task of freeing the souls of his ancestors from Patala. He pursued this task by performing tapas to the goddess Ganga, and succeeded in…
Sculpture of Bhagiratha's penance, Descent of the Ganges, Mahabalipuram
Representation of Bhagiratha as Ganga descends upon the earth
Bhagiratha beneath a spout of Sundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal
Bhagiratha in Thanthu Darbar Hiti, Bhaktapur, Nepal