Draupadi’s name in her previous birth.

Kukulstha, a king belonging to the Ikshvaku clan, once made Indra (in the form of a bull) his vehicle to battle the asuras. Therefore, he was also known as Indravahana.

A king of Malavarajya. He fought on the Pandava side in the Mahabharata war and was killed by an elephant named Ashwathama, as per Mahabharata Dronaparva Chapter 190 verse 15.

Located on the peaks of Meru as per Devibhagavata Saptamaskanda.

An upaparva in Mahabharata.

An ancient holy place. Bathing here grants a person moksha, as per Mahabharata Anushasanaparva Chapter 25 verse 9.

The capital of the Pandavas. This was situated around current Delhi.

As per Dhritarashtra’s request, Yudhishtira left for the Khandava forest with the other Pandavas. Krishna and sages like Vyasa helped them, and there Yudhishtira built Indraprastha, which was as impressive as devaloka, as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 211.

Once Agni razed Khandava but Arjuna saved Maya and five others who were living there. When Maya wanted to repay Arjuna, the latter said it was not proper to take anything for saving a life and if Maya was insistent, he could ask Krishna what he wanted. Krishna thought for a while and then asked Maya to build a palace for Yudhishtira, which would be better than any ever built. After feeding brahmins, Maya drew a boundary of 10000 muzham (1 muzham is a forearm, therefore roughly over 1 foot) and then left for Mainaka, to the north of Kailash. There, in Bindusaras, were jewels that Maya had stored when the asuras had done a yajna. He took those, and a conch named Devadatta and came back to build a palace. This palace was Indraprastha. It had ponds and gardens, and it was built in fourteen months, as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapters 1-3.

After the Pandavas, the Yadava Anirudha was made king of Indraprastha, as per Mahabharata Mausalaparva Chapter 7 verse 11.

A disciple of Paila, belonging to Vyasa’s disciple heritage.

It’s also known as Indrotsava. It began in the time of the Chandravanshi king Vasu. The king prayed to Indra for a long time and was gifted a Venudanda. He planted this pole on the ground and conducted an Indrapuja. From then on, this is the ritual followed for Indrapuja. The pole should also be decorated flowers and sandalwood garlands. The idol of a swan is also fixed at the top of the pole, because Indra visited Vasu in the form of a swan, as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 63.

A mountain in Videha, as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 30 verse 15.