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The four ages

Timeline of the Yugas

The sequence follows Hindu tradition rather than modern historical dating. Choose an age to meet the people whose stories belong to it.

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Satya Yuga

ಸತ್ಯ ಯುಗ

The age of truth

Truth · Purity · Dharma

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PPuranas · Chronicle 88Prahladaಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದA child whose faith no threat could shake.Enter chronicle HPuranas · Chronicle 89Hiranyakashipuಹಿರಣ್ಯಕಶಿಪುHe made himself almost impossible to kill — almost.Enter chronicle NPuranas · Chronicle 90NarasimhaನರಸಿಂಹNeither man nor beast, he appeared at twilight to protect his devotee.Enter chronicle DPuranas · Chronicle 97Dhruvaಧ್ರುವTurned away by his father, he became the unmoving pole star.Enter chronicle HPuranas · Chronicle 101Hiranyakshaಹಿರಣ್ಯಾಕ್ಷHis defeat by Varaha brought the earth back into the light.Enter chronicle
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Treta Yuga

ತ್ರೇತಾ ಯುಗ

The age of duty

Duty · Sacrifice · Ideals

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RRamayana · Chronicle 01RamaರಾಮThe ideal king who gave up a throne to keep his father’s word.Enter chronicle SRamayana · Chronicle 02SitaಸೀತೆBorn of the earth, she met exile, captivity and judgement with unbroken strength.Enter chronicle LRamayana · Chronicle 03Lakshmanaಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣA brother who chose fourteen years of forest life over comfort.Enter chronicle HRamayana · Chronicle 04HanumanಹನುಮಂತStrength guided by devotion — the messenger who crossed the ocean.Enter chronicle BRamayana · Chronicle 05BharataಭರತHe ruled for fourteen years with his brother’s sandals on the throne.Enter chronicle SRamayana · Chronicle 06Shatrughnaಶತ್ರುಘ್ನThe quiet brother who stood beside Bharata and later founded a kingdom of his own.Enter chronicle DRamayana · Chronicle 07DasharathaದಶರಥA great king undone by a promise he could not take back.Enter chronicle KRamayana · Chronicle 08Kaushalyaಕೌಸಲ್ಯೆA mother who blessed her son’s exile instead of holding him back.Enter chronicle

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Dwapara Yuga

ದ್ವಾಪರ ಯುಗ

The age of choice

Choice · Conflict · Wisdom

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KMahabharata · Chronicle 31Krishnaಕೃಷ್ಣFriend, guide and charioteer whose counsel became the Bhagavad Gita.Enter chronicle AMahabharata · Chronicle 32Arjunaಅರ್ಜುನThe warrior who froze before battle and asked the questions we all ask.Enter chronicle DMahabharata · Chronicle 33Draupadiದ್ರೌಪದಿBorn from fire, she demanded justice from a court that stayed silent.Enter chronicle KMahabharata · Chronicle 34Karnaಕರ್ಣGenerous, gifted and loyal — a hero on the wrong side of the war.Enter chronicle BMahabharata · Chronicle 35BhimaಭೀಮUnmatched strength and an appetite to match, bound by a terrible vow.Enter chronicle YMahabharata · Chronicle 36Yudhishthiraಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರThe son of Dharma who never lied — and still lost everything at dice.Enter chronicle NMahabharata · Chronicle 37NakulaನಕುಲFamed for his beauty, horsemanship and skill with the sword.Enter chronicle SMahabharata · Chronicle 38SahadevaಸಹದೇವThe wisest of the brothers, who knew the future and kept silent.Enter chronicle

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Kali Yuga

ಕಲಿ ಯುಗ

The present age

Karma · Awareness · Return to Dharma

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