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Thread on Mahābhārata depicted on the exterior face of the kakṣāsana of Amṛtapura Amṛtēśvara dēvasthāna in about 33 frames. The epic starts with Pāṅḍu Mahārāja and ends with Kirātārjunīyam.
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Pāṅḍu mahārāja with his wives Kuṅtī-Mādri and sons - the panca pāṅḍavas.
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Kuṅtī takes her five sons to Ācārya Drōṇa.
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Pāṅḍavas and Kauravas practicing at Ācārya Drōṇa's gurukula.
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Scene depicting the root cause of rivalry between Pāṅḍavas and Kauravas. Kauravas tease Bhīma while being on top of a tree. An enraged Bhīma shakes off the tree and make the Kauravas fall off like fruits.
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Drōṇa teaching Arjuna while he rests his foot on Drupada's head and Drupada is tied to the seat on which Drōṇa is sitting . Insulted by this event, Drupada owes himself to defeat Drōṇa.
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Kṛṣṇa killing Daṅtavakra.
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Śakuni & Duryōdhana with Purōcana advising him to build the Lākṣāgṛha for Pāṅḍavas.
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Purōcana requesting Pāṅḍavas to visit Lākṣāgṛha.
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Lākṣāgṛha dahana. Pāṅḍavas along with Kuṅtī are seen inside the Lākṣāgṛha while Purōcana is outside who dies in the fire.
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Bhīma carries away all his brothers and mother from Lākṣāgṛha.
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Bakāsura vadhé - Bhīma coming on a Bullock Cart and killing bakāsura.
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Draupadī and Dhṛṣṭadyumna emerging out of fire. Drupada mahārāja is also seen.
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Draupadī svayamvara. Observe yuvarājas of various kingdoms sitting in the hall - even on the balcony.
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Arjuna performing matsyayaṅtra bhēdana. Observe the arrow piercing through the fish and draupadī with a garland in her hands. The other Pāṅḍavas are seen as brahmaṇas.
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Depiction of Khāṅḍavavanadahana.
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Garuḍadhvaja Kṛṣṇa on his chariot.
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Kapidhvaja Arjuna on his chariot is stopped by Agni in a brahmaṇa vaṭu's form asking for Khāṅḍavavana as alms to cure his hunger.
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Arjuna shooting arrows to form a canopy over the burning Khāṅḍavavana.
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Iṅdra instructs his storm clouds puṣkala and āvartaka to pour on the burning Khāṅḍavavana to protect his friend Takṣaka's family but canopy of arrows stop the rains from stopping the fire.
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Arjuna shooting his arrow at Indra when Iṅdra himself fights off Arjuna.
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Iṅdra uses his vajrāyudha while Arjuna's arrow is depicted as Lord Brahma himself holding the gāṅḍīva. Indra is on airāvata and Brahma on hamsa.
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Vyāsamaharṣi advising Yudhiṣṭira to perform Rājasūya yāga.
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Rājasūya yāga being performed.
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Prathama arghya being given to Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa shown holding his sudarśana cakra aiming at Śiśupāla.
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Śiśupāla is beheaded. Observe how wonderfully his head is shown on the sudarśana cakra.
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Kauravas along with Śakuni are seen playing the game of pagaḍé with Dharmarāya.
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Duśśāsana seen pulling Draupadī's śrīmuḍi and her saree - kēśāṁbaraharaṇa.
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Kirmīra vadhé by Bhīma.
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Kīcaka vadhé by Bhīma.
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Arjuna performing a strict tapas on one leg at Iṅdrakīla parvata. Apsaras try to distract him.
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Kirāta and Arjuna both shoot mukāsura in the form of a wild boar simultaneously.
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Kirātārjunīyam - Kirāta (Śiva) defeating Arjuna.
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