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Dhritarashtra had only one daughter Duhasala, who was married to Sindhu king Jayadratha. In the Mahabharata war Arjun killed Jayadratha.

Ved Vyasa was the father of Pandu and Dhritarashtra in Mahabharata. He is one of the seven Chiranjivins and Hindu tradition believe he is still in existence. Vyasa is the author of Mahabharata.

Dhritarashtra had 100 sons from wife Gandhari. The eldest was Suyodhana, who was later known as Duryodhana. Despite early marriage than brother Pandu, the birth of Duryodhana was late, about four years. Meanwhile, Pandu's eldest son Yudhishthira was born ahead of Duryodhana. So, claim to the...

Ved Vyasa was the father of Dhritarashtra. He had four children from Pinjalaa and the other three were Vidura, Shuka and Pandu. Vyasa's father was Parashara and mother was Satyavati.

Dhritarashtra was the father of Yuyutsu, who was the only Kauravas to survive the Mahabharata War as he fought on the Pandavas side.

Yes Kurukshetra is a district in Haryana, in which there are a total of 22 districts. For Hindus the Kurukshetra town is a sacred place.

Nanda Baba was the cousin of Vasudeva and he took care of Lord Krishna in his early childhood years after birth. He was the chief of Gokul Mandal. He was married to Yasoda.

Vasudeva was the husband of Rohini Devi, who was the mother of Balarama and Subhadra. It is said she was a partial avatar of Surabhi, mother of cows. Balarama was borth through surrogate. He and Subhadra were sibling of Krishna.

Vasudeva was the father of Lord Krishna in Mahabharata, Balarama and Subhadra. He was the brother of Nanda and both were Gwala, which means those who rears cattle. Nanda took care of Lord Krishna during his early years after birth. His sister was Kunti, who was the wife of Pandu.

Subhadra was the avatar of Goddess Yogmaya. She was wife of Arjuna and sister of Lord Krishna and Balarama. She was mother of Abhimanyu and daughter of Vasudeva and Rohini Devi. She is also known as Veera Patni, Veera matha and Veera sodari.

Bharata was the part-incarnations of Shankha, a conch shell of ritual importance. He was the younger brother of Lord Rama, the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He was born to King Dasharatha and Queen Kaikeyi. His wife was Mandavi.

Satyabhama was the wife of Lord Krishna. She is believed to be an incarnation of Bhumi Devi. She was the daughter of Yadava King Satrajit.

Radha's father was Vrishbhanu and mother was Kriti Devi, who is also known as Kirtida or Ratnagarbha devi. She is celebrated on Radhastami and called Vrindavaneshwari, which means Queen of Vrindavan Dham.

Dhrishtadyumna killed royal guru Drona during the Kurukshetra War or Mahabharata War. He was the brother of Draupadi and Shikhandi. He was the commander of the Pandava army. He killed Dronacharya at such time when he was meditating. This was something against the rules of engagement.

The Ramayana has seven Kandas consisting of about 24,000 verses and about 500 sargas. There are several versions of Ramayana including Buddhist, Sikh and Jain adaptations. There are versions of Thai, Lao, Burmese, Filipino, Indonesian, Cambodian and Malaysian too.

Janaka's elder brother was Kushadhwaja, whose daughters Mandavi and Shrutakirti were the wives of Bharata and Shatrughna respectively. Bharata and Shatrughna were younger brothers of Lord Rama in Ramayana.

The original name of King Janaka was Shiradhaj. He was the king of Videha in the 7th or 8th century BCE. He was the son of Sita, Urmila, Mandavi and Shrutakirti. In Upanishad he is mentioned as a great philosopher.

Sita's mother was Sunaina. Her father was Janaka, the king of Videha. She was the wife of Lord Rama, who was an avatar of Lord Vishnu. She is one of the central characters in Ramayana.

Sunaina was the wife of King Janaka in Ramayana. They were parents of Sita, the wife of Lord Rama. Janaka was the King of Videha in the 7th or 8th century BCE. He was born as Shiradhaj.

Kesari is the father of Lord Hanuman. He was a brave male vanara and a chief of Sugriva's troop. Anjani is Hanuman's mother.