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VIJAYAWADA |
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| One of these hills
is called Indrakila, which is a famous hill mentioned in the Mahabharata as the place
where the Pandava hero Arjuna obtained from Lord Siva an important weapon called
Pasupatastra. The aspect of Lord Siva who appeared before Arjuna for granting him the boon
is Kirata or the hunter. Bharavi in his celebrated Kavya "The Kirtarjuneeya" has
immortalized this. The temple of Vijayeswara is attributed to Arjuna to commemorate the
event of obtaining Pasupatha. The shrine has the representation of this and many other
events of the Mahabharata commemorated in sculpture. |
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