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What is the significace of the number of days for which an Utsava is held in a temple?

1 day - peace. 3 days - nourishes devotees. 5 days - success. 7 days - wealth and prosperity. 9 days - comforts and pleasure to the devotees. This helps us understand why festivals are conducted in varying durations in different temples. Material and spiritual benefits are associated with this.

Two ancient kings of Assam who took part in the Mahabharata war

Bhagadatta of Pragjyotishapura and Jayatsena. Both were on the Kaurava side.

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Who killed seven of her children by drowning them in the river ?

Bhishma is often referred to as pitamaha because he was the grandfather in stature for both the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Their biological grandfather, Vyasa was BhishmaтАЩs step-brother. Bhishma was the eldest surviving son of King Shantanu. Ganga was his mother. There are eight Vedic Gods called the Ashta Vasus. They were cursed by Vasishta to take birth on earth. They took birth as the sons of Ganga. Bhishma was the last among them. His original name was Devavrata. Brihaspati, Shukracharya, Vasishta, Chyavana, Sanatkumara, Mark....

Bhishma is often referred to as pitamaha because he was the grandfather in stature for both the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
Their biological grandfather, Vyasa was BhishmaтАЩs step-brother.
Bhishma was the eldest surviving son of King Shantanu.
Ganga was his mother.
There are eight Vedic Gods called the Ashta Vasus.
They were cursed by Vasishta to take birth on earth.
They took birth as the sons of Ganga.
Bhishma was the last among them.
His original name was Devavrata.
Brihaspati, Shukracharya, Vasishta, Chyavana, Sanatkumara, Markandeya, Parashurama, and Indra were his gurus.
After his learning was completed, ganga left him with his father and went away.
The name Bhishma means someone who instills fear.
He was to become the king of the Kuru kingdom but shantanu wanted to marry Satyavati.
Her father insisted that her son should only become the king.
Bhishma took a vow of celibacy to make his father happy.
Bhishma got a blessing from his father that he would die only when he wishes.
After Shantanu died, Bhishma played a major role in the affairs of the Kuru Kingdom bhishma is also famous for the abduction of the three princesses of Kashi: Amba, Ambika, and Ambalika.
This was for his half-brothers, Chitrangada and Vichitravirya.
In those days, marriage by abduction was permitted for Kshatriyas.
Till the tenth day of the Kurukshetra war, Bhishma was the supreme commander of the Kaurava army at the beginning of the war, Bhishma had promised that he would not kill any of the Pandavas.
Later, Bhishma himself had given advice on how to disarm him in the fight.
He would put down his arms if confronted by someone who has been a woman once.
Shikhandi, the rebirth of Amba was a transgender.
On the tenth day of the war, Arjuna attacked Bhishma with Shikhandi in the front.
Bhishma put down his arms.
Arjuna injured Bhishma with numerous arrows.
Bhishma waited for 51 days on a bed of arrows for the auspicious uttarayana to begin before he left his body.
His death anniversary is celebrated as Bhishma Ashtami in the Shukla paksha of Magha masa, yudhishtira received the famous Vishnu Sahasranama from Bhishma while he was in the bed of arrows.
Bhishma is celebrated as one of the highest authorities in Dharma Shastra.

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