Barbarika
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Barbarika is a Mahabharata character known in Telugu legend for his sacrifice, similar to Aravan's, with the boon to witness the entire war through his severed head.
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Telugu legend and variants in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Garhwal, Kurukshetra, Bundelkhand, and Orissa.
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Sources
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Source passages
“He also finds parallels in the Telugu legend of the sacrifice of Barbarika—another Mahabharata character—and its variants in Rajasthan.”
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