Mandavi
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Mandavi (
Legend
In the Ramayana, Sunayana and Chandrabhaga, the wives of
Pushkala.[5]
When her mother-in-law
Nandigrama, where she devoted her time to worshipping Rama's paduka. Mandavi also spent time with her husband Bharata, chanting the ramanama and supporting him. Like Bharata, Mandavi led a saintly vānaprastha life, dedicating her time to meditation and serving their mothers Kausalya, Sumitra, and Kaikeyi. Meanwhile, Bharata carried out his responsibilities as per Rama's commands and governed the kingdom.[citation needed
]
Mandavi is regarded to be an aspect of Lakshmi, merging with the goddess following the death. According to the Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas, after Sita dead Ayodhya got curse that no Suhagan women will alive so Urmila, Mandvi, Shrutakriti along with Suhagan girls womens took Samadhi.[citation needed]
Worship
In the Medak district of Telangana, there is a temple called Sri Kalyana Ramachandra Sannadhi that is dedicated to Bharata and Mandavi. This temple is the only one in India that has installed statues of Rama's brothers and their wives.[6][7]
In popular culture
- Portrayed by Sulakshana Khatri in 1987–1988 Indian epic drama Ramayan[8]
- Portrayed by Raji Sharma in 1997-2000 Indian epic drama Jai Hanuman
- Portrayed by Rajni Chandra in 2002 Indian epic drama Ramayan
- Portrayed by Prithvi Hatte in 2015–2016 Indian epic drama Siya Ke Ram[9]
- Portrayed by Richa Dixit in 2019–2020 Indian epic drama Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush
- Portrayed by Sheersha Tiwari in 2024 Indian epic drama Shrimad Ramayan
- Mandavi is the name of a river, which courses through North Karnataka and Goa.
References
- ISBN 9788187107675.
- ISBN 978-93-92834-21-9.
- ISBN 9788173012549.
- ISBN 978-81-8090-062-4.
- ^ "The Ramayana and Mahabharata: Conclusion". www.sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Sri Kalyana Ramachandra Swamy temple: Small wonder on a hillock". Deccan Chronicle. 3 December 2017.
- ^ "This unique Rama temple near Hyderabad where Hanuman finds no place". The News Minute. 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Ramayana cast and characters: A full list". www.timesnownews.com. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Mera naam Prithvi hai, aur main ek ladki hoon' - Times of India". The Times of India. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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