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.
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