to his heavenly abode after living for 126 years. The golden city of Dwarka drowned exactly seven days after his disappearance. Gandhari along with her husband Dhritarashtra, brother-in-law Vidura and sister-in-law Kunti, left Hastinapur about 15 years after the war to seek penance. She is said to have died in the Himalayas in a forest fire along with Dhritarastra, Vidura and Kunti and attained moksha. Portrayal in the Mahabharata The Mahabharata attributes high moral standards to Gandhari, although her sons are portrayed as villains. She repeatedly exhorted her sons to follow dharma and make peace with the Pandavas. Gandhari fostered a big-little sister relationship with Kunti. Famously, when Duryodhana would ask for her blessing of victory during the Kurukshetra war, Gandhari would only say "may victory find the side of righteousness". Gandhari's major flaw was her love for her sons, especially her first born, Duryodhana, which often blinded her to his flaws. Legacy In Hebbya village, Nanjangud, Mysore, India there is a temple called Gāndhārī temple dedicated to her. This temple honours her devotion and loyalty as she epitomized the goodness of a mother and a loving wife. The foundation stone of the temple was laid on June 19, 2008. Rabindranath Tagore wrote a Bengali poetic play about her, named Gandharir Abedon (Bangla: গান্ধারীর আবেদন, Translation: Supplication of Gandhari). Gandhari, her husband Dhritarashtra and their son Duryodhana are central characters in the play. Aditi Banerjee wrote a novel named The Curse of Gandhari, which depicts the story of the Mahabharata through the perspective of Gandhari. In media and television In B.R.Chopra's Mahabharat Gandhari was portrayed by Renuka Israni In Ramanand Sagar's Shri Krishna Gandhari was portrayed by Neela Patel In Star Plus's Mahabharat Gandhari was portrayed by Riya Deepsi|Riya Deepsi In Mahabharatham Gandhari was portrayed by Pavithra Janani In Dharmakshetra (2014) Gandhari was portrayed by Maleeka R. Ghai In Suryaputra Karna (2015 TV Series) Gandhari was portrayed by Smriti Sinha Vatsa In Radhakrishn (2018–present) Gandhari was portrayed by Via Roy Choudhury References External links Ancient Indian women Characters in the Mahabharata Hinduism in Afghanistan Indian queen consorts People related to Krishna