In the state of Bengal special puja and rituals are held during the day. Bhishma Ashtami is observed as the death anniversary of the most prominent character of Mahabharata, Bhishma Pitamah. He was ...

It is also believed that a person’s death during Kharmas is inauspicious. In the Mahabharata, Bhishma Pitamah, blessed with the boon of voluntary death (Ichhamrityu), refrained from ...

In the Mahabharata, the person who comes closest is Pitamaha Bhishma. He had a long lifespan ... mrityu—the ability to choose the time of his death. When Satyavati’s elder son Chitrangada ...

Chaturvedi said Bhishma tells Yudhishthira in Mahabharata’s Anushasana Parva that the one who plants trees uplifts both the ancestors and the descendants along with their lineage. “Therefore ...

He played Bhishma Pitamah in the iconic Indian television series Mahabharat and then the titular role in the widely popular Shaktimaan series. Recently, the veteran actor shared an untold story of ...