Karna kills Ghatotkacha

ಕರ್ಣನು ಘಟೋತ್ಕಚನನ್ನು ವಧಿಸಿದುದು ಕರ್ಣ-ಘಟೋತ್ಕಚರ ಯುದ್ಧ;  ದ್ರೋಣಪರ್ವ: ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ 150 ಘಟೋತ್ಕಚ ವಧೆ: ದ್ರೋಣ ಪರ್ವ: ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ 154

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Karnikaras

Karnikara tree Karnikara tree or bayur tree or Pterospermum acerifolium, is a flowering plant indigenous to Southeast Asia, from India to Burma. It is most likely to grow naturally along forested stream banks. The best growing conditions are a seasonally moist then dry climate with access to full sunlight. Pterospermum acerifolium is an angiosperm…

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Kashyapa

KashyapaKashyapa is a revered Vedic sage. He was one of the seven ancient Rishis considered as Saptarishis in Rigveda, numerous Sanskrit texts and Indian mythologies. He is the most ancient Rishi listed in the colophon verse in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, and called a self-made scholar in the Atharvaveda. He was based in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, and legends attribute the region…

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Kinsuka

Kimshuka tree Kimshuka or Butea monosperma is a species of Butea native to tropical and sub-tropical parts of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and western Indonesia. Common names include flame-of-the-forest and bastard teak. It is a medium-sized dry season-deciduous tree, growing to 15 m (49 ft) tall. It is a slow growing tree, young trees have a growth rate of a…

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Kokila

Kokila bird Kokila or the Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia. It forms a superspecies with the closely related black-billed and Pacific koels which are sometimes treated as subspecies. The Asian koel is a brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of crows and other hosts, who raise…

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