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The Pandavas In Hiding

When the Kuru elders granted the arid territory of Khandavaprastha to the Pandavas, little did their hostile cousins, the Kauravas, suspect that the Pandavas would soon turn it into a flourishing kingdom.

Indraprastha, as the kingdom was called, was the envy of the Kauravas. They were bent on making it theirs, by fair means or foul. Since the Pandavas were too strong for them, they had to resort to cunning.

They invited the Pandavas to a game of dice. The Kauravas resorted to cheating and won. The Pandavas had to go into exile for thirteen years - twelve years to be spent in the forest and the thirteenth year incognito. The thirteenth year was the most crucial for, if they were successful in remaining anonymous for the entire year, they would be restored their kingdom; but if they were recognized, they would have to go into exile for another thirteen years.

This Amar Chitra Katha, based on the Virata Parva of the Mahabharata, is the story of how Duryodhana, the eldest Kaurava, tried to make the Pandavas reveal their presence in the thirteenth year.

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