Gandhāra (Sanskrit: गन्धार) was an ancient Indian kingdom mentioned in the Indian epics Mahabharata and Ramayana. Gandhara prince Shakuni was the root of all the conspiracies of Duryodhana against the Pandavas, which finally resulted in the Kurukshetra War.

Jan 26, 2022 · Huge and powerful Naga King (or water dragon) always possessed enormous power over people. Rivers were vital for harvest and life in the region, and Apalala, a Naga King, was capable of controlling the flow of the Swat River and the amount of rain that fell in the area.

The royal solar bird Garuda came to the court disguised as a man and gambled with the king. He then became enamored of the queen and abducted her. But when Garuda heard of the king's great sadness and of his true love for Kakati, he restored her to him.

The Naga dynasty is known mainly from the coins issued by its rulers, and from brief mentions in literary texts and inscriptions of the other dynasties. [4] According to the Vayu and the Brahmanda Puranas, nine Naga kings ruled Padmavati (or Champavati), and seven Naga kings ruled Mathura, before the Guptas.

Mar 7, 2025 · At the time of Majjhantikas visit, the people of Gandhara were being harassed by the Naga king Aravala, and the chronicles contain details of his conversion by the monk. The Naga king, together with his retinue, the yakkha Pandaka and his wife Harita, became devout followers of the Buddha.

Dec 3, 2021 · A Naga king, who lived in the Aravaladaha in Kasmira Gandhara. He had been in the habit of destroying the crops of the people by causing hail storms. When Majjhantika Thera was sent by Moggaliputtatissas Council to convert Kasmira Gandhara, the thera went to Aravaladaha and standing in the air above it showed himself to the Nagas.

Jul 7, 2015 · The Gandhara Civilization existed in what is now Northern Pakistan and Afghanistan from the middle of the 1st millennium BCE to the beginning of the 2nd millennium CE. Although multiple major powers...

At that time in Kasmira and Gandhära ((2-Gandhara comprises the districts of Peshawar and Rawal Pindi in the northern Punjab. Kasmira is the modern Kashmir.)) did the naga-king of wondrous power, Araväla, cause the rain called `Hail’ to pour down upon the ripe crops, and cruelly did he overwhelm everything with a flood.

Nov 23, 2012 · Gandhara is a kingdom grouped among the western kingdoms in the epic Mahabharata. The epic Ramayana also mentions it as a western kingdom. Gandhara prince Sakuni was the root of all the conspiracies of Duryodhana against the Pandavas, which finally resulted in the Kurukshetra War.

Aug 7, 2024 · From its strategic geographical expanse to the fusion of Gandharan art influenced by Greek traditions, from the evolution of prehistoric practices to becoming a bustling hub for trade—each facet tells a story.