Mythology, marriage and virgins: The curious case of the five women
Updated On: 13 May, 2016 10:15 AM IST | | Krysta Pancras
<p>Why are five married women in Hindu mythology referred to as virgins? Find out at a fascinating lecture this evening</p>

Ahalya, Draupadi, Kunti, Tara, Mandodaritatha /
Panchakanyasmaren-nityammahapatakanasaka //
It is believed that if one, especially a practising Hindu wife, chants the above Sanskrit hymn (more of an injunction) every morning, she will be redeemed of all sins. The reason: it extols five women — Ahalya, Tara, Mandodari, Draupadi and Kunti — from the Hindu epics, who were married but referred to as kanya or virgins, and together known as the Panchakanya (five virgins).
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