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  2. Menaka - Wikipedia

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    Menaka was born during the churning of the ocean by the devas and asuras. She was one of the most mesmerising apsaras (celestial nymphs) in the three worlds, with quick intelligence and innate talent, but desired a family. Menaka shows Shakuntala to Vishvamitra. Vishvamitra was a prominent Hindu sage, who frightened the devas with his powers.

  3. Vishvamitra - Wikipedia

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    Menaka, the beautiful apsara, comes to seduce Vishvamitra from his austerities. Artist, Miskin. Vishvamitra is seduced by Menaka. Menaka was born during the churning of the ocean by the devas and asuras and was one of the most beautiful apsaras (celestial nymph) in the world with quick intelligence and innate talent. However, Menaka desired a ...

  4. Shakuntala - Wikipedia

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    In both narratives, Shakuntala is the daughter of the sage Vishwamitra and the celestial nymph Menaka. Abandoned at birth, she is raised by the sage Kanva in a forest hermitage. She later falls in love with King Dushyanta and becomes the mother of Bharata, a celebrated emperor of India. [1]

  5. Vishwamitra (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Vishwamitra is an Indian television series, which aired in 1989, produced and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.The dialogues for the show were written by the Urdu poet Rahi Masoom Raza who previously wrote dialogues for Mahabharat.

  6. Rambha (apsara) - Wikipedia

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    The Bala Kanda of the epic Ramayana narrates that Rambha is instructed by Indra to disturb the penance of Vishvamitra, a sage who had been previously seduced by another apsara named Menaka. Realising Indra had sent another nymph to lure him, an infuriated Vishvamitra curses her to transform into a rock for ten thousand years till a Brahmin ...

  7. Panch Sarovar - Wikipedia

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    The Ramayana mentions that Vishwamitra performed penance at Pushkar Lake for a thousand years. In spite of Brahma appearing before him and granting him the higher status of a rishi instead of a royal-sage (rajarishi), Vishwamitra continued his penance, but, the celestial nymph apsara, Menaka came to the lake to take a bath. Vishwamitra was ...

  8. Brahmarshi Viswamitra - Wikipedia

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    Brahmarshi Viswamitra is a 1991 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed and produced by N. T. Rama Rao.Based on the life of the sage Viswamitra, the film marks Rama Rao's return to acting after a seven-year hiatus following his focus on politics.

  9. List of characters in Ramayana - Wikipedia

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    Rama releasing Ahalya from curse. Lakshmana and sage Vishvamitra are present.. Agastya: Rishi (sage). Son of sage Pulastya and brother of sage Vishrava.He was an uncle of Ravana. Agastya and his wife Lopamudra met Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana during their exile and gave them a divine bow and arr