Badari / Gandhamadana

Location

Traditional site Badrinath, Uttarakhand (Badari); Gandhamadana unlocated

Note

The Pandavas' Himalayan sojourn; Bhima meets Hanuman; Arjuna rejoins his brothers.

In the story

1. 4Vyasa fathers the next generationOn a journey's route · A blind son, a pale son and a wise son born of a servant: Dhritarashtra, Pandu and Vidura
2. 14The forest yearsArjuna wins celestial weapons; the brothers go on pilgrimage and reunite in the Himalaya

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