Showing posts with label Images: Draupadi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Images: Draupadi. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Image: Draupadi Cult Statue



Draupadi Cult Statue

You can read more about Draupadi at Wikipedia.

Sunday, August 20, 2017

Image: Draupadi and the Pandavas



Draupadi and the Pandavas
(Raja Ravi Varma)

You can see the twins Nakula and Sahadeva standing in the back while Draupadi sits beside King Yudhishthira, with Bhima (and his mace) and Arjuna kneeling in front.


Monday, March 20, 2017

Image: Draupadi and Sudeshna



Draupadi (as Sairandhri) and Queen Sudeshna
Ravi Varma lithograph, 1910
(Wikimedia)

During the Pandavas' time spent in King Virata's court, Draupadi, using the name Sairandhri, serves Queen Sudeshna as her handmaiden; Sudeshna's brother is the infamous Kichaka, and she is the mother of Uttar and Uttara (who will later marry Arjuna's son Abhimanyu).


Sunday, December 25, 2016

Image: Drauapdi and the Pandavas in the Forest



Draupadi and the Pandavas

You can read more about the Vana Parva at Wikipedia.

Image: Draupadi and the Pandavas



Draupadi and the Pandavas

See Wikipedia for more information about this temple Deogarh.






Image: Vyasa Tells Drupada about Draupadi



Vyasa and Drupada

Vyasa is explaining to Drupada and Draupadi why she was destined to marry all five Pandavas due to her past life as Nalayani. You can read more here: The Past Life of Draupadi.


Image: Draupadi and Her Attendants



Draupadi and Her Attendants
image from the early 17th-century Razmnama

You can read more about the Razmnama at Wikipedia.

Detail:



Image: Duryodhana in the Pandavas' Palace



Draupadi and the Pandavas mock Duryodhana

You can read about Duryodhana's humiliation at Wikipedia.

Image: Draupadi and Bhima



Draupadi and Bhima
"Sri Krishna Sandhana"
played at Sanatana Dharma Kendra, USA

You can read more about Draupadi and Bhima at Wikipedia.

Image: Draupadi and Simhika



Simhika leads Draupadi into the forest

You can read about Draupadi's abduction by Jayadratha at Wikipedia. You can also read about the art of Raja Ravi Varma.

Image: Draupadi and Kichaka in King Virata's Court



Draupadi and Kichaka in King Virata's Court
(Raja Ravi Varma)

You can read more about Raja Ravi Varma at Wikipedia.

Image: Draupadi Falls as the Pandavas Leave This World



Draupadi Falls as the Pandavas Leave This World
19th-century illustration

Image: Reclining Draupadi



Reclining Draupadi
religious icon in Tamil Nadu.

More about the Draupadi cult at Wikipedia.

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Image: Draupadi and Satyabhama



Draupadi and Satyabhama

More about Satyabhama at Wikipedia.

Image: Draupadi and Bhima



Draupadi showing the Saugandhika flowers to Bhima

You can read about Bhima's quest for these flowers at Wikipedia.



Image: Draupadi and Krishna



Draupadi and Krishna
(illustrated Mahabharata)

You can read more about Draupadi at Wikipedia.

Detail:


Image: Draupadi in King Virata's Court



Draupadi in King Virata's court

For more about the year of disguise in Virata's court, see Wikipedia.

Image: Hiding in Virata's Court



Draupadi and the Pandavas in disguise
in King Virata's court.


For more about the year of disguise in Virata's court, see Wikipedia. There is an entire article about Arjuna's disguise as Brihannala at Wikipedia. Yudhishthira disguised himself as Kanka, an expert at dice; Bhima as Ballabha, a cook; Nakula as Granthika, an expert in horses, and Sahadeva as Tantipala, an expert in cows. Draupadi posed as Sairandhri, a hairdresser.

Yudhishthira



Bhima:



Arjuna:



Nakula:



Sahadeva:



Draupadi:








Image: Draupadi in King Virata's Court



Draupadi on her way to Kichaka

You can read about Kichaka at Wikipedia, and also about Raja Ravi Varma.

Image: Draupadi and Simhika



Simhika leads Draupadi into the forest

You can read about Draupadi's abduction by Jayadratha at Wikipedia. You can also read about the art of Raja Ravi Varma.