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Sahadeva, Part 2, episodic events leading to marriage to Draupadi    Did you know the Sahadeva, the youngest prince of the Pandavas and the wisest in the epic Mahabharata, who personified Nyaya, and for his immense knowledge as a sooth-sayer was consulted by his adversary, Duryodhana to fix the right time to perform Kalabali Yagna to start the Kurukshetra war to become victorious? Sahadeva, the youngest prince among the Pandavas and the wisest, in epic Mahabharata, who personified Nyaya, and who had intense knowledge of Astrology, created his own sphere of influence with this knowledge, and in later stages with his skill of warfare in sword fighting and use of axe (Parashu) conquered South India.   Sahadeva and his brothers during their stay in Hastinapura underwent intense education, courtesy Bhishma Pitamaha, in aspects of religous scriptures, astronomy, and astra shastra (warfare), particuarly sword fight, under the able tutorship of...

Sahadeva- Part 1, early life Did you know that Sahadeva, the youngest Pandava prince, considered an embodiment of knowledge but a secretive man who never revealed anything, compiled together various occult sciences (Astrology) that helped to predict future, even Kurukshetra war? Sahadeva सहदेव and his twin brother, Nakula, were children of King Pandu and Queen Madri by invoking the twin gods Ashvins. He was the last brother of the five Pandavas who played a pivotal role in the epic Mahabharata which involved a fratricidal war between two groups of cousins the Kauravas and Pandavas, at Kurukshetra,   Sahadeva, though twin of Nakula, had no similarities with him in any of his charcheristics. While Nakula was born at sunrise, Sahadeva was born at sunset; probably at the twilight hour. Sahadeva, as the youngest of the five Pandava brothers, is said to personify the Legs of Man. He was a reservoir of knowldge but a secretive man who never revealed anythin...

Shatrunjaya Did you know that Shatrunjaya is a sacred site for Jains, containing hundreds of Palitana temples? Shatrunjaya or Shetrunjaya ("place of victory against inner enemies") originally Pundarikgiri), are hills located by the city of Palitana, in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India. They are situated on the banks of the Shetrunji River at an elevation 164 feet (50 m) above sea level. These hills have similarities to other hills where Jain temples have been built in Bihar, Gwalior, Mount Abu and Girnar. The Jain's sacred hill of Shatrunjaya have 865 temples atop itself. The hills were sanctified when Rishabha, the first tirthankara of Jainism, gave his first sermon on the top of this hill. The ancient history of the hills is also traced to Pundarika Swami, a chief Ganadhara and grandson of Rishabha, who attained Nirvana/Moksha here. His shrine is located opposite to the main Adinath temple, built by Son of Rishabha, Bharata. There a...

Budikote Did you know that historically, Budikote village has a plaque in its fort which records that Hyder Ali, a Muslim ruler of Mysore Kingdom was born there in 1720 AD? Budikote or Budhikote is a village situated in Bangarapet taluk of Kolar district in the then Mysore Kingdom, now part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is situated at the confluence of the two branches of the Markanda River, a tributary of the Pinaknin River. One originates from southwest of Vokkaleru hills, while the other rises in the Tyakal hills. The two join to the southeast of Budukote and finally flow into the Vrishabhavathi River. Budikote is the headquarters of the Bangarpet taluk. Budikote, meaning "fort of ashes" when translated literally and known in ancient times as Vibhutipura, is said to have derived its name from a catastrophe that occurred here in the remote past. Its hoary past is also attributed to an inscription found here, dated to the 8th-century, that be...