Uttarā is a character in the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata. She was the princess of Matsya, and the daughter of King Virata and Queen Sudeshna, at whose court the Pandavas—the central figures of the
Abhimanyu consoles Uttarā before leaving for the war, illustration by S.N. Das
Brihannala or Vrihannala is the identity assumed by Arjuna, one of the five Pandavas in the Hindu epic of Mahabharata. Brihannala is described as a klība, and serves as an dance and music instructor i
A sculpture depicting Arjuna as Brihannala (left), along with princess Uttarā