Who first wrote Mahabharat?

Authorship. The epic is traditionally ascribed to Maha Rishi Veda Vyasa, who is one of the major dynastic characters within the epic. The first section of the Mahabharata states that it was Ganesha who, at the behest of Vyasa, fixed the text in manuscript form.
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Where is original Mahabharat written?

Vyas Gufa is a small cave in Himalayan mountain, in Mana village near Badrinath. It is believed that Maharshi Vyas had composed Mahabharata and 18 Puranas in this cave. There is also another cave, Ganesh Gufa, nearby where Lord Ganesha had written the epic Mahabharata dictated by Maharshi Vyas.
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Who first read Mahabharata?

Vaishampayan the disciple of Vedvyas first time read Mahabharat in the House of the King Janamejay who was the grandson of Abhimanyu and son of Parikshit. Many sarpyagya was done by him to take the revenge of his father's death. 5.
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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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Who saw the whole Mahabharata?

From the hill, the head of Barbarika watched the entire battle. At the end of the battle, the victorious Pandava brothers argued among themselves as to who was responsible for their victory. Krishna suggested that Barbarika's head, which had watched the whole battle should be allowed to judge.
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Where is original Ramayan kept?

One was preserved at the India Office Library, London; the second at the Kolkata-based Samskrita Sahitya Parishad, a 100-year-old research institution.
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Who is right of Ramayan?

The Ramayana was composed in Sanskrit, probably not before 300 bce, by the poet Valmiki and in its present form consists of some 24,000 couplets divided into seven books.
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Why Ganesha wrote Mahabharata?

According to legend, an elephant was the first animal that Lord Brahma later found when he went out to look for one (to replace Ganesha's head). It's said that Ganesha wrote the Mahabharata, as it was recited to him by sage Vyasa (Veda Vyasa).
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Where did Ganesha wrote Mahabharata?

From the place where the motor vehicles stop at the Manna village this cave is around a km distance by walk. A small cement path leads to the Ganesha Gufa, Vyasa Gufa and the last tea shop. It is believed that while Vysa recited the Mahabharata in the Vyasa Gufa, Lord Ganesha wrote the same in this cave.
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When did Ganesha wrote Mahabharata?

In 3100 BCE, the Mahabharata was written by Lord Ganesha with a broken tooth and narrated by Veda Vyasa.
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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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How many years did Ravana live?

Ravana lived more then 12,00,000 years.
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How old is Mahabharat?

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. But its themes continue in the politics, arts and religious culture of today.
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When did Ramayan exist?

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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Who is stronger Arjuna or Karna?

Karna was more powerful than Arjuna.
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Who was the strongest Pandava?

Bhima's strong point throughout the epic remains his towering strength. He was so wrathful and strong that it was impossible to even for Indra to subdue him in a battle. Bhima was also renowned for his giant appetite – at times, half of the total food consumed by the Pandavas was eaten by him.
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Who ruled Hastinapur after Pandavas?

After the war, Yudhishthir became king of Hastinapur and Indraprastha. The Pandavas ruled for 36 years, after which they abdicated in favour of Abhimanyu's son, Parikshit.
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What language did Krishna speak?

Sanskrit was the language spoken by him.
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Who wrote Bhagwat Puran?

This Srimad-Bhagavatam is the literary incarnation of God, and it is compiled by Srila Vyasadeva, the incarnation of God.
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Is Mahabharat and Bhagwat Geeta same?

The Bhagavadgita is an episode recorded in the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic poem of ancient India. It is an influential religious text in Hinduism that takes the form of a dialogue between Prince Arjuna and Krishna, an avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu.
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Is Hanuman alive?

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.
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