Kitava

An ancient tribe. They visited Yudhishtira bearing gifts as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 51 verse 12.

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Kinkara (3)

A rakshasa clan. After Maya built Indraprastha for the Pandavas, he appointed 8000 kinkaras to guard it as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 3. They had the ability to shift the palace from one place to another. Also, Yudhishtira encountered Kinkaras when he was in the Himalayas to collect wealth as per Mahabharata Ashwamedhikaparva Chapter 65 verse 6.

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Kinkara (2)

The name of Kala’s stick. This is what he uses to kill living beings as per Mahabharata Karnaparva Chapter 56 verse 122.

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Kinkara (1)

A rakshasa. Once there was an altercation between Vasishta’s son Shakti and the suryavanshi king Kanmashapada. Shakti cursed the king and made him a rakshasa. At that point, Vishwamitra asked his attendant Kinkara, a rakshasa to enter the king’s body. Kinkara got the king to kill all of Vasishta’s sons as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 175.

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Kinkana

A chandravanshi king. Namrochi, Kinkana and Vrishni were the sons of Mahabhoja as per Bhagavata Navamaskanda.

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Kindana

A holy place in Kurukshetra. Bathing here provides great success as per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 83.

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