Gangadvara

Location

Traditional site Haridwar, Uttarakhand

Note

Where the Ganga leaves the mountains. Arjuna begins his pilgrimage here and meets the naga princess Ulupi.

In the story

1. 10Half a kingdom: IndraprasthaThe Pandavas are given the Khandava wilderness and build a city; Arjuna's pilgrimage and Subhadra; the burning of the forest
2. 47The dead come out of the riverVyasa calls the dead up from the Ganga for one night; two years later a forest fire takes Dhritarashtra, Gandhari and Kunti

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