Kiratas were a mountain dwelling tribe who inhabited the lower Himalayas. Lord Siva came to Arjuna in the disguise of a Kirata warrior and defeated him. These tribes took part in the Kurukshetra War along with the Parvata and Himalaya tribes. Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... This article is about the Hindu God. ... Krishna to Arjuna: Behold My mystic opulence! Artwork © courtesy of The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Arjuna (Sanskrit: अर्जुन, arjuna) is one of the heroes of the epic Hindu Mahabharata. ... The Kurukshetra war, according to scholars taking into consideration archeological, astronomical and literary evidences took place around 3102 BCE in the modern day state of Haryana in India and was described in detail in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. ... Puranas mention about a mountainous country in Himalayas with the name Himalaya. ...

Though dwelling in the Himalayas and other inaccessible regions, Kiratas did not get the status of demi-gods enjoyed by other tribes like the Gandharvas and Yakshas. This was probably because of their greater interaction with the Vedic people, which resulted in their de-mystification. Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... The adjective Vedic may refer to The Vedas, the oldest preserved Indo-Aryan texts. ...

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Kingdoms of Ancient India This article tries to compile and classify all the Kingdoms of Ancient India mentioned in the Sanskrit/Vedic literature. ...

Exotic Tribes of Ancient India The epics Mahabharata, Ramayana and the Puranas describe many exotic tribes, describing them as superhuman or subhuman. ...