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Pavalakodi and Minnoliyal: more queens for Arjuna
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Arjuna's marriages in Tamil lore go well beyond Subhadra.
Tamil folk tradition gives Arjuna further warrior-queen wives besides Alli and Ulupi: Pavalakodi and Minnoliyal, a Shiva devotee. The source names them but gives little detail.
Who: Arjuna, Pavalakodi, Minnoliyal
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Places: Tamil Nadu
Where this comes from
- regional-literary · Janata Weekly: Women in the Tamil Mahabharatas
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