How old is Mahabharat?

But in India, as the pilgrimage to Kurukshetra for the eclipse indicates, the Mahabharata is a living text that permeates contemporary thought and spirit. Its events may have occurred 5,000 or 3,000 years ago. It was probably first written down some 2,000 years ago or a little earlier.
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How old is Mahabharata from now?

So the oldest versions of Ramayana and Mahabharata that we have today are less than 2,500 years ago, but they could be describing events that occurred many hundred years before that.
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How old is the Ramayana?

Definition. The Ramayana is an ancient Indian epic, composed some time in the 5th century BCE, about the exile and then return of Rama, prince of Ayodhya. It was composed in Sanskrit by the sage Valmiki, who taught it to Rama's sons, the twins Lava and Kush.
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Is Ramayana older than Mahabharata?

In terms of narrative time, the action of the Ramayana predates the Mahabharata. Scholarly estimates for the earliest stage of the available text range from the 7th to 4th centuries BCE, with later stages extending up to the 3rd century CE.
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How old is Mahabharata war?

It was about 5154 years ago the Mahabharata war happened at Kurukshetra near Delhi.
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At what age Karna died?

Karna was of age 107 years when he died on 17th day of Mahabharata War (BCE 3138).
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At what age Pandavas died?

Yudhishthir - 91 years; Bheem - 90 years; Arjun - 89 years; Nakul & Sahdev - 88 years.
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Is Mahabharat true story?

Because Mahabharat is an epic, many people think that it is mythology and it was not true. It's all part of imaginations and one's perspectives. But this is not the case. Mahabharat was a real epic and it was a true event that happened in history.
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Is there Hanuman in Mahabharata?

Centuries after the events of the Ramayana, and during the events of the Mahabharata, Hanuman is now a nearly forgotten demigod living his life in a forest. After some time, his spiritual brother through the god Vayu, Bhima, passes through looking for flowers for his wife.
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Where is real Mahabharata book kept?

The Bhandarkar Oriental Research institute (BORI), has all the existing copies of Mahabharatha and Ramayana and are currently in the process of translating the epics.
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How long did Shri Ram live?

Medically, bilologically no. One of the intriguing issues of Ramayana is that it says that Rama ruled for 11,000 years. His father Dasaratha also was said to have lived for 60,000 years.
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Is Ramayan true story?

While there have been voices proclaiming the authenticity of the Ramayana, research to prove it has increased in recent times. Dr Vadlamudi Raghavendra Rao, professor of anthropology, University of Delhi, and one of the authors of the study, said, “Definitely, the events described in Ramayana occurred in real.
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What language did Krishna speak?

Sanskrit was the language spoken by him.
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Is Ashwathama still alive?

NO, Ashwatthama is NOT alive. He was cursed by the Supreme Krishna to wander in suffering for 3000 years.
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Which god is still alive on Earth?

The above lines mean that by daily remembering these 8 immortals (Ashwatthama, King Mahabali, Vedvyasa, Hanuman, Vibhishana, Kripacharya, Parashurama and Rishi Markandaya) one can be free of all ailments and live for more than 100 years.
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Did Rama meet Vishnu?

He learns of Rama of Raghukul who is a very good king and that he has broken the Shiva bow. He goes to meet Rama to see whether he's the one destined to bring back dharma to Kshatriyas. So it is Vishnu as Parashurama talking to Vishnu as Rama.
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Where is vibhishana now?

vibhishana was been blessed to be immortal by lord SRIRAMA. and yes,he is still alive..he is the king of lanka ..and lanka is not the present srilanka. lanka kingdom was and is located in a different dimension .
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Is Kurukshetra soil still red?

Most of the site as mentioned in the Mahabharata text is populated and occupied by farmers and landowners. Nor the soil is red in colour. "A common myth associated with Kurukshetra is that the soil is red with all the blood that spilled.
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Is Krishna a real person?

According to Guy Beck, "most scholars of Hinduism and Indian history accept the historicity of Krishna – that he was a real male person, whether human or divine, who lived on Indian soil by at least 1000 BCE and interacted with many other historical persons within the cycles of the epic and puranic histories."
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Did Krishna exist?

"There is sufficient evidence available now to suggest that Krishna was indeed a historical figure, who lived about 5000 years ago. This evidence is not just literary but also archaeological, geographical as well as astronomical," he claims.
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At what age Arjun died?

So, he was 06 months younger to Shri Krishna. Arjuna lived 125 years and 02 months.
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Who is older Karna or Krishna?

Even though people these days believe Karna to be older than Krishna the reality is different, he was in fact younger than Krishna. But still older than Arjuna, bhima, Yudhishthira, nakula, Sahadeva etc. Timeline of Karna's life.
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What age Duryodhana died?

So they might be around 69–70. Duryodhan was of the same age of Bhimsena. Krisna was elder to Arjuna by a few months.
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