Dates of the Mahabharatha

Mahabharatha, one of the greatest epics of Hinduism written by Veda Vyasa. There has been so many speculations in the recent times if the story of Mahabharatha did indeed occur or if it was the excellent story scripted by the maharishi. Whether the holy war between the Kauravas and the Pandavas was indeed fought in Kurukshetra, located in the present-world Haryana.

The archeological excavations of the cities of Harappa and Mohenjadaro has shown evidences of the Mahabharatha. There has been numerous attempts to date the occurrence of the Mahabharatha. I am currently reading the book "ಶ್ರೀ ಮಹಾಭಾರತ ಪಾತ್ರ ಪ್ರಪಂಚ" by Prof. K.S.Narayanacharya which describes the exact date of the various incidents in the story of Mahabharatha based on the astronomical evidences present in the epic itself. I am listing here the dates of the various incidents of the Mahabharatha as provided in the book.

• August 31st, 3114 B.C, Tuesday - Birth of Yudhisthira
• July 26th, 3112 B.C - Friday - 11:40PM - Birth of Sri Krishna.
• Arjuna born in Shukla Chaturthi - Uttara Phalgni Nakshatra on a friday. He is 47 days elder to Krishna.
• Pandavas returned back to Hastinavati after Pandus death in July 3099 BC. Yudhisthira was 14 years 9 months 11 days old.
• Draupadi's swayamvara - April 3091 B.C
• Building of Indraprasta - November 3091BC
• Rajasuya Yaga was performed by Yushishira -Nov 3083BC to Oct 3082BC
• Abhimanyu was born in February 3083 BC
• The game of "Dyutha" and Pandava vanavaasa started in Nov 3081 BC for a total of 13 lunar years + 5 lunar months +12 days.
• Agyaata vaasa began in Margashira maasa 3069BC. Margashira Krishna Navami, 3068BC, Arjuna was spotted by Kauravas in the Virata war.

• The war of MAHABHARATHA -Started on Friday, Margashira Shukla Ekadhashi in Krithikka Nakshatra. November 22nd 3067BC. This is the same day when the discourse of Bhagavad Gita took place in the battle field of Kurukshetra.

• The war went on for 18 days.
• Bhishma died on Shukla Ashtami - 58 days from the start of the war.
• Post war, Yudhishira ruled for 36 years.
• End of Krishnaavatara - Friday, 13th April, 3031BC
• Start of Kali Yuga - 13th October, 3115BC

Similarly there are evidences for the dates of Ramyana. For eg: the birth date of Rama is found to be January 14th ,5114BC. More details here :http://www.hitxp.com/articles/history/birth-date-rama-born/

The Himalayas

Its been five months since I did this trek to Sarpass near Kullu in the Himalayas and I am still stuck with that feeling of adventure, freshness and the madness that only the sight of Himalayas can inject into you. It was my first of lot-more-to-come treks of the Himalayas. For somebody who was always mesmerized by the beauty of the western ghats, the himalayas is a totally different experience that comes with unbounded natural beauty and great adventure. Himalayas is something that is to be experienced and not explained.

People say that a picture tells a thousand words. So lets cut the story short and enjoy a few pics of the trek.

Place : Sarpass

Date : 26th May to June 4th,2010

Location : Parvati Valley, near Manikaran, Himachal Pradesh

Altitude : 13,900 ft

Difficulty : Moderate

The river Beas as seen from the roof top bus ride to Kasol

First glimpse of the Himalayas

Mt. Pin Parvati seen from Base camp

The trek map

View from Guna Pani (8500ft)

Thila Lotni (11,000ft)

The frozen lake at Sarpass peak

Crossing the Sarpass

Bhandak Thatch

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