Ramayan
This devoted brother followed Ram into exile for 14 years rather than enjoying his comfortable life.
Who is Lakshman?
The Bhagavad Gita was delivered this place, with Krishna serving as a charioteer and close friend to Arjuna.
Where is Kurukshetra?
This mother in Gokul loved Krishna so deeply despite his mischief, her affection being considered the purest form of Vatsalya Bhakti.
Who is Yashoda?
This was the form that this goddess took out of grief and mother rage after Shiva beheaded Ganesha, who was guarding the entrance to her chambers.
Who is Parvati?
This is the companion Ganesha rides on.
Who is Moshaka?
Ram formed a pivotal alliance of friendship with this Vanara king after helping him reclaim his throne from Vali.
Who is Sugriva?
These childhood friends made a pact to share a kingdom, a promise cruelly broken when one became king and dismissed the other as a social inferior, which was a catalyst for the Mahabharat.
Who are Drona and Drupada?
Baby Krishna was secretly transported across this flooded river on the night of his birth, carried by his father Vasudeva on his head while the river parted to let them through.
Where is the Yamuna River?
This god loved and respected his parents so much that when he competed with his brother to see who could rotate the Earth the fastest, he rotated around his parents.
Who is Ganesh?
This is the King of Gods, who had to apologize to Krishna(Vishnu) after he mistook him for a mere child.
Who is Indra?
Though she loved Ram deeply, this woman was cruelly disfigured by Lakshman after she approached Ram with romantic intent in the forest of Panchavati.
Who is Shurpanakha?
During his year of exile from the Pandavas, this is where Arjuna spent his extended time with Krishna.
Where is Dvarka?
This is the snake or naga that Krishna performs Kathak on.
Who is Kaliya?
Shiva and Parvati's union is celebrated through this festival, which represents the balance of masculine (consciousness) and feminine(energy) forces.
What is Mahashivratri?
This god laughed at Ganesha's appearance, which led him to be cursed to have a cycle of waxing and waning.
Who is Chandra (Moon)?
Bharat's love for Ram was so fierce that upon learning of exile, he refused the throne entirely and instead placed himself on the seat of Ayodhya, carrying these/this object(s) to rule as a symbolic regent.
What are Ram's Paduka's(sandals)?
Known as Sakha and Sakhi, this divine friendship between these two pivotal people in Mahabratha is said to be the mythological origin of Raksha Bandhan.
Who are Krishna and Druapadi?
When Krishna was having a picnic with his friends, to not let them have food that might not be the best, this is the dish made, when they used to mix all of the food into a big pot.
What is Gopalkala?
This god was burned to ashes, later brought back to life after Shiva's relentless pleas, by Shiva himself, after his tapasya was interrupted.
Who is Kamadeva?
This divine sage cursed Vishnu to suffer separation from his wife, Laxmi, after Vishnu tricked him into falling in love with a princess when he was blinded by his pride.
Who is Narada?
This vehicle Ravana was on, when he was attacked on his way to Lanka.
What is the Pushpak Vimana?
The Mahabharata ultimately argues this ideology, by highlighting that true friendship is not blind loyalty or strategic alliance, but rather shared commitment.
What is dharma?
In the Leelas of Vrindavan, young Krishna was infamous, Radha and the Gopis at the river, and refused to let them pass unless they paid this thing as toll.
What is Makhan(Butter)?
This is Parvati's father, who was initially reluctant about her persistent efforts to marry Shiva.
Who is the King of Himalaya or Himavat?
This princess marries an exiled prince, Satyanvan, who was fated to die. Then she outwits the God of Death, Yama, bringing her husband back to life.
Who is Savitri?