roopa ganguly played the role of draupadi in mahabharata.
who played the role of draupadi in mahabharata?
roopa ganguly
there are over 400 temples dedicated to draupadi in the indian states of andhra pradesh, tamil nadu, karnataka and other countries like sri lanka, singapore, malaysia, mauritius, réunion, south africa. in these regions, draupadi is worshipped mainly by people of the vanniyar caste. there are a few processions and festivals which are conducted for about 3 weeks a year. the most famous festival is in the village durgasamudram, tirupati of chittoor district.





























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in b.r.chopra's "mahabharat", draupadi was portrayed by roopa ganguly.





























in the 2008 television series, "kahaani hamaaray mahaabhaarat ki", draupadi was enacted by anita hassanandani.
draupadi
draupadi is the heroine of "mahabharata". she is common wife of the five pandava brothers and queen of hastinapur, in their reign. born from a fire-sacrifice of king of panchala - drupada, draupadi was prophesied to lead to the end of drona and kauravas. though the middle pandava arjuna - disguised as a brahmin - wins her in her swayamvara, draupadi is compelled to marry all the five brothers on command of her mother-in-law kunti. pandavas agree to the plan that draupadi will always be the chief consort of all brothers and always the empress. she will be in personal union with one brother every year and may bear him a child. anyone of the other 4, who interrupts them during a private time within that one year, must go on a 11-month prilgrimage. she insults kaurava general karna in the swayamvara and laughs at duryodhana - the leader of kauravas - when he falls in her pandava palace at indraprastha. she mothers five sons from each of the pandavas, regaining her virginity after every year. the kauravas take their revenge when the eldest pandava yudhishthira loses her to kauravas in a game of dice. kaurava dushasana tries to disrobe her in the royal court, however divine intervention saves her dignity by making her wrapped cloth infinite in length. draupadi pledges to keep her hair untied till they were drenched by dushasana's blood and mocks her husbands and all present in the court. pandavas and draupadi finally accept 13-year exile for losing the game. while in exile in the forest, her second husband bhima rescued her from various demons and jayadratha, who abducted her. she also instructed krishna's queen satyabhama on the duties of a wife. in the 13th year of exile, draupadi and her husbands spent life incognito in virata's court. she served as the maid of the queen and is harassed by the queen's brother kichaka, who she desires to be killed by bhima. after life in exile, a war breaks between the kauravas and pandavas, in which the kauravas are slain and her insult avenged, but draupadi also loses her father, brothers and sons. yudhishthira became the emperor of hastinapur with draupadi as the chief consort. at the end of their lives, draupadi and her husbands set off to the himalayas to walk to heaven; but draupadi falls in the middle as she loved arjuna more than her other husbands. she is venerated as a village goddess and described at times an avatar of the fierce goddess kali, in the ancient festival of bangalore karaga draupadi is worshipped as an avatar of adishaki and parvati.
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