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Bhishmaka was the father of Rukmini in Mahabharata. He was the king of Vidarbha. He had four sons too. Rukmini was a reincarnation of Goddess Lakshmi and she was the principal wife of Lord Krishna, the incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

Lord Shiva is in Kedarnath. The Kedarnath Temple is located on the Garhwal Himalayan range in Uttarakhand and it is open only between April and November, which is between Akshaya Tritriya and Kartik Purnima.

Goddess Yamuna is in Yamunotri. The Yamunotri Temple houses a black marble idol of Goddess Yamuna. It is at an altitude of 3,291 metres.

Yamunotri is situated in the Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarkashi district of Indian state of Uttarakhand. Dedicated to the goddess Yamuna, the Yamunotri Temple is at an altitude of 3,292 metres.

Nepalese general Amar Singh Thapa built the Gangotri Temple in Uttarakhand that is part of Chhota Char Dham pilgrimage circuit. Amar Singh Thapa also built the Jayanti Mata Temple in Himachal Pradesh and Amar Narayan Temple in Nepal.

Gangotri is the seat of goddess Ganga. Nepalese general Amar Singh Thapa built the Gangotri Temple. Gangotri is a Hindu pilgrim town on the Greater Himalayan Range and is one of the four Chota Char Dham pilgrimage circuit.

Bhubaneswar is the temple city of India. In the 7th century the Keshari dynasty built several temples in the city. Most of the temples here were built between 8th and 12th centuries under the influence of Shaiva.

The Govardhana Matha is situated in Orissa or Odisha. It was founded in 8th century CE by Adi Shankara. The Matha is in Puri city and associated with the Jagannath Temple.

The Kanchi Mutt or Matha was established in 428 AC in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. It is also called as Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham or the Kanchi monastery. Tha Matha is dedicated to goddess Kamakshi, which is goddess Durga or Kamakoti.

Adi Shankaracharya founded Govardhana Matha in Odisha in the 8th century CE. It is in Puri and associated with the famous Jagannath Temple. There are four Mathas in India.

Advaita Vedanta was originally known as Purusaveda. It is basically a school of Hindu philosophy. It is believed Advaita Vedanta is a classic path towards spiritual realization. Followers of the philosophy is called as Advaita Vedantins or Mayavadins or Advitins. Advaita means Atman or the true...

Adi Shankaracharya lived between 788 CE to 820 CE. He was born in Kaladi (Kochi) in Kerala and died in Kedarnath in Uttarakhand. He is honored as Jagadguru.

Adi Shankaracharya was born in 788 CE in Kaladi, which is known as Kochi now. It is in Kerala state. He died at the age of just 32 in 820 CE in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand.

Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal is the 70th and current Shankaracharya. He succeeded Jayendra Saraswathi, the 69th Shankaracharya.

Firoz Khan was the real name of Arjun in B. R. Chopra's Mahabharat television production. He has acted in several movies too like Manzil Manzil, Swati, Zabardast, Swayam Krushi, Kanwarlal and Jungle Ki Beti.

Bhadra was Krishna's wife as well as cousin. She was daughter of Dhrishtaketu and Shrutakirti, who was sister of Kunti and cousin of Vasudeva, Krishna's father.

Arjuna's mother Kunti and Subhadra's father Vasudeva were brother and sister. So both Arjuna and Subhadra were cousins.

In the Mahabharata epic Subhadra was the sister of Krishna and Balarama. She is believed to be an avatar of Goddess Yogmaya. She was wife of Arjuna, mother of Abhimanyu and grandmother of Parikshit.

Dushasana did vastraharan od Draupadi. He was ordered by Duryodhana to take away the clothes of Draupadi, who prayed to Lord Krishna to protect her.

Vikarna was the only Kaurava who protested the unveiling of Draupadi. He questioned the humiliation of her, the wife of his cousin Pandavas, who lost game of dice to Duryodhana.