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Mallikarjuna

Srisailam

Andhra Pradesh

Mahakala

Ujjain

Madhya Pradesh

Amaleshwara

Omkara

Madhya Pradesh

Vaijanatha

Paraji

Maharashtra

Bhimashankara

Bhimashankara

Maharashtra

Trumbakeshwara

Nashik

Maharashtra

Grishneshwara

Ellora

Maharashtra

Rameswaram

Rameswaram

Tamil Nadu

Vishweshwara

Kashi

Uttar Pradesh

Kedareshwara

Kedar

Uttaranchal

Immortality Loopholes

Devotee

Boon

Loophole

Sunda and Cannot be killed by anyone but each Died fighting each other over a beautiful Upasunda other maiden

Taraka Cannot be killed by any man or god Died at the hands of a child, Shiva’s son

Tripurasuras To be rulers of three invincible cities, whose weakest moment A single arrow used by would occur during their alignment once every thousand years Shiva during the alignment

Gajasura Cannot be killed by anyone who desires Destroyed by Lord Shiva, who desires nothing in something the world

Vritrasura Cannot be killed by any weapon made of Slain by weapons made from the bones of the wood or metal sage Dadhichi

Hiranyakashipu Cannot be killed by a human or an animal, in the Killed by a half-man, half-lion morning or at night, inside or outside the house at twilight in a doorway

Jalandhara Cannot be destroyed by anyone other than Shiva, who was like his Died at the hands of father Shiva

Madhu and Can choose the time of Chose to die after Vishnu obtained a boon from them asking Kaitabha their death them to die at his hands

Guha Cannot be killed by a man or a god Was killed by two gods merging to form a deity, Harihara

Read More by Sudha Murty The Serpent’s Revenge Unusual Tales from the Mahabharata How many names does Arjuna have? Why was Yama cursed? What lesson did a little mongoose teach Yudhisthira? The Kurukshetra war, fought between the Kauravas and the Pandavas and which forced even the gods to take sides, may be well known, but there are innumerable stories set before, after and during the war that lend the Mahabharata its many varied shades and are largely unheard of. Award-winning author Sudha Murty reintroduces the fascinating world of India’s greatest epic through the extraordinary tales in this collection, each of which is sure to fill you with a sense of wonder and bewilderment.

Read More by Sudha Murty The Magic of the Lost Temple City girl Nooni is surprised at the pace of life in her grandparents’ village in Karnataka. But she quickly gets used to the gentle routine there and involves herself in a flurry of activities, including papad making, organizing picnics and learning to ride a cycle, with her new-found friends. Things get exciting when Nooni stumbles upon an ancient fabled stepwell right in the middle of a forest. Join the intrepid Nooni on an adventure of a lifetime in this much-awaited book by Sudha Murty that is heart-warming, charming and absolutely unputdownable

Read More by Sudha Murty The Bird with Golden Wings Stories of Wit and Magic What would you do if a bird with golden wings alighted on your terrace and offered you fabulous riches? A poor little girl is rewarded with lovely gifts when she takes pity on a hungry bird and feeds it all the rice she has, but what happens when the girl’s greedy, nosy neighbour hears the story and tries to get bigger and better gifts for herself? Why did the once sweet sea water turn salty? How did it happen that the learned teacher forgot all his lessons and had to be helped out by the school cook? And what did the king do so that the people of his kingdom did not come to know that he has horrible donkey ears hidden under his turban? For answers to all this and more, delve right into another fabulous collection of stories by Sudha Murty.

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PUFFIN BOOKS UK | Canada | Ireland | Australia New Zealand | India | South Africa Penguin Books is part of the Penguin Random House group of companies whose addresses can be found at global.penguinrandomhouse.com. This collection published 2017 Copyright © Sudha Murty 2017 The moral right of the author has been asserted Jacket images © Neelima P Aryan ISBN: 978-0-143-42786-5 This digital edition published in 2017. e-ISBN: 978-9-387-32645-3 This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.