Shantanu
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Shantanu is a character in the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the King of Kuru kingdom with his capital at Hastinapura. He was a descendant of the Bharata race, a forebear of the lineage of th
Shantanu and Ganga, chromolithograph by Bama Pada Banerjee
Shantanu stops Ganga from drowning their eighth child, who later was known as Bhishma.
Ganga presents her son Devavrata (the future Bhishma) to his father, Shantanu.
Shantanu and Satyavati, painting by Raja Ravi Varma
Bahlika (king)
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Bahlika, also spelled Vahlika or Balhika, was a king of the Bahlika kingdom mentioned in Hindu literature, most notably the Mahabharata. He was the second son of King Pratipa of the Lunar dynasty and
Pahari miniature depicting Bahlika (leftmost, in ivory garments) in a conference before Kurukshetra war
Kurukshetra