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Duryodhana's tears become the Tamas river
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A Himalayan river is said to be made of tears for Duryodhana.
The Saur people of the Jakholi area (near Sankri) worship the Kauravas as ancestors. Locals say they wept so much over Duryodhana's death at Kurukshetra that their tears became the Tamas (Tons) river, so its water is not drunk. The temple is now officially a Shiva temple but keeps a gold-plated axe believed to be Duryodhana's; residents have partly distanced themselves.
Who: Duryodhana
Bound to
Netwar: the village that took Karna as its deity mirror
Places: Jakholi, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, Tons/Tamas river
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