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Why are only Ramayana and Mahabharata classified as Itihasa?
What does Itihasa mean? Also, why no other text is classified under Itihasa except these two?
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What is the story of Alambusha, demon son of sage Rishyasringa?
Alambusha, AKA Shalakantaka, was a Rakshasa (demon) who fought on the Kaurava side in the Mahabharata war. As described in the Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata, he was the one who killed Arjuna's son ...
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Which incarnations of Lord Vishnu are mentioned in the Rāmāyaṇa?
Like the Mahābhārata has several explicit references to various incarnations of Lord Vishnu, including that of Shri Rāma, What about the Rāmāyaṇa?
Which all incarnations of the Lord, have been ...
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References to Varanasi in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata
An ongoing study by IIT Kharagpur shows that civilization may have existed in Varanasi as long as 4500 BC.
My question is inspired by this study. What are the references available to Varanasi or ...
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