Pandavas
The protagonists of the Mahabharata.
Hinduism, K_Category
Kurukshetra
An extensive plain near Delhi, scene of the great war between the Kauravas and the Pandavas, as it took place in the Mahabharata.
Death, G_Category, Hinduism
Ghat
The bank of a river, where people usually come to bathe, wash and swim.
G_Category, Hinduism
Gandhari
A prominent character in the Mahabharata. She was a princess of Gandhara and the wife of Dhritarashtra, the blind king of Hastinapura, and the mother of a hundred sons—the Kauravas.
C_Category, Hinduism
Chandala
Someone who deals with the disposal of corpses. Also a Hindu lower caste, traditionally considered to be ‘untouchable’.
B_Category, Hinduism
Bhishma
Hero of the great epic Mahabharatha, to whom Lord Krishna imparted the Divine message of the Bhagavad Gita.