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ID: 901002497
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Record Type: Character/Person

Nakula (Hindu character)

Note: In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Nakula was fourth of the five Pandava brothers. Nakula and Sahadeva were twins.

Names:
Nakula (Hindu character) (preferred,Sanskrit (transliterated)-P,D,N)
Nakula (Hindu character) (English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Hindu iconography> (P)
........<Hindu characters> (P)
............Nakula (Hindu character) (I)
Related Iconography:
aspect of .... Vishnu
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Vishnu (Hindu deity)) [901000395]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Nakula (Hindu character)
................EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)
................AIIS, CAA database (2000-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ AIIS, CAA database (2000-)
................ EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)

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