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Sarala's unique episodes: river of blood and Krishna as Nilamadhaba

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Odisha's Mahabharata has Krishna worshipped as the Jagannath-linked Nilamadhaba.

A review names Duryodhana's crossing of the river of blood, and the worship of Krishna as Nilamadhaba after his passing, as episodes with no counterpart in Vyasa. The review gives no plot details. Sarala also frames his work as the Vishnu Purana, centred on Krishna's lila.

Who: Duryodhana, Krishna

Bound to

The mango of truth (Sarala Mahabharata) same-story-other-version

Places: Odisha

Where this comes from

• regional-literary · Book review of Saaralaa Mahaabhaarata (odisha.plus)

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