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Draupadi's cult at Gingee and the buffalo king Pothuraja
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A Tamil fort town claims to be the true Hastinapura.
Local legend treats Gingee as Draupadi's birthplace and even as Hastinapura. Draupadi and Cellattamman are linked to Mahishasuramardini, and the buffalo king Pothuraja is identified with Mahishasura; in one version Pothuraja is a Brahmin minister who helps Draupadi defeat Rocakan. King Cunitan, a grandson of Janamejaya, is said to have founded the early Kon line. Priests are from the Konar community; Hiltebeitel links Gingee buffalo sacrifice to the Draupadi fire-walk at Melacheri.
Who: Draupadi, Pothuraja, Rocakan, Cunitan
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Places: Gingee (Senji), Tamil Nadu
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