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Nagas: Vritra, Shesha, Mucalinda, Iravan, N Ga, Takshaka, K Liy, Vasuki, Nagaraja, Phaya Naga, Ulupi, Karkotaka, Naga Seri Gumum

Nagas: Vritra, Shesha, Mucalinda, Iravan, N Ga, Takshaka, K Liy, Vasuki, Nagaraja, Phaya Naga, Ulupi, Karkotaka, Naga Seri Gumum


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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Vritra, Shesha, Mucalinda, Iravan, N ga, Takshaka, K liy, Vasuki, Nagaraja, Phaya Naga, Ulupi, Karkotaka, Naga Seri Gumum. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Iravan (Sanskrit: , ), also known as Iravat (Sanskrit: , ) and Iravant, is a minor character from the Hindu epic of Mahabharata. The son of Pandava prince Arjuna (one of the main heroes of the Mahabharata) and the Naga princess Ulupi, Iravan is the central god of the cult of Kuttantavarwhich is also the name commonly given to him in that cultand plays a major role in the cult of Draupadi. Both these cults are of South Indian origin, from a region of the country where he is worshipped as a village deity and is known as Aravan (Tamil: , Arav). He is also a patron god of well-known transgender communities called Ali (also Aravani in South India, and Hijra throughout South Asia). The Mahabharata portrays Iravan as dying a heroic death in the 18-day Kurukshetra War (Mahabharata war), the epic's main subject. However, the South Indian cults have a supplementary tradition of honouring Aravan's self-sacrifice to the goddess Kali to ensure her favour and the victory of the Pandavas in the war. The Kuttantavar cult focuses on one of the three boons granted to Aravan by the god Krishna in honour of this self-sacrifice. Aravan requested that he be married before his death. Krishna satisfied this boon in his female form, Mohini. In Koovagam, Tamil Nadu, this incident is re-enacted in an 18-day festival, first by a ceremonial marriage of Aravan to Alis and male villagers (who have taken vows to Aravan) and then by their widowhood after ritual re-enactment of Aravan's sacrifice. The Draupadi cult emphasizes another boon: Krishna allows Aravan to witness the entire duration of the Mahabharata war through the...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=5342788


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  • ISBN-13: 9781155229119
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 74
  • Spine Width: 5 mm
  • Weight: 122 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1155229118
  • Publisher Date: 14 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Vritra, Shesha, Mucalinda, Iravan, N Ga, Takshaka, K Liy, Vasuki, Nagaraja, Phaya Naga, Ulupi, Karkotaka, Naga Seri Gumum
  • Width: 229 mm


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