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The Shami tree: weapons hidden as a corpse
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Arjuna's other name Vijaya gave Vijayadashami its name, according to the blog.
Before going to Virata, the Pandavas wrap their weapons in a bundle in a shami tree near a cremation ground; it looks like a corpse. When Duryodhana attacks Virata, Arjuna retrieves them on Dashami. The retelling ties this to Vijayadashami, Ayudha Puja and the shami-leaf exchange in Maharashtra and Karnataka, and Mysuru's Banni Mantapa.
Who: Arjuna, Yudhishthira, Duryodhana
Bound to
Urvashi's curse that became a disguise curse→payoff
The second dice game and the exile pact origin
The Pāṇḍavas Go Incognito: Arrival at Virāṭa's Court origin
The Northern Cattle Raid: Uttara Takes Bṛhannaḍā as Charioteer origin
Places: Mysuru, Bairat, Rajasthan
Where this comes from
- modern-popular · Storibuzz: Shami tree and Vijayadashami