arjuna – VoVatia (original) (raw)

Pandering to Pandavas

I’d been interested in the story of the Mahabharata, even more so since reading the Aru Shah books, in which the Pandavas are reincarnated as teenage girls. So I checked out an abridged edition translated by William Buck. While much … Continue reading →

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Indra Goes Out

I don’t think I’ve yet devoted a post to Indra, the Hindu storm god and warrior. He was the leader of the gods and a great hero in the Rigvedas, but once the worship of the Trimurti came to dominate … Continue reading →

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Krishna’s Corner

Before the Smurfs, the Blue Man Group, or the cat-people from Avatar, there was Krishna. Discussion of this deity is a little difficult due to the fact that different varieties of Hinduism see him in different ways. His original portrayal … Continue reading →

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