Originally posted by: hermione8
@purple iagree that one Tara was wife of Monkey king Bali but didn't know the name of guru Brihaspati's wife but raja Harishchandra of Satyug had wife named Tara & she was also considered among great women!!
and may b u r rite that those five u mentioned revered in South. i m not sure of 2 or 3 among them but quite sure abt kunti & draupadi among the five atleast in north!!@black u r rite as i myself from the state where in sum particular region polyandry is followed due 2 less females which is due 2 climatic & natural factors & not due 2 female foeticides or infanticides though in sum oder areas of my state which r not triba,l in late 90s did go 4 female foeticide but now its bcuming less bcoz of awareness & strict laws!!i myself knew one of my school classmates who was from that tribal area got married even though he was in 8th class as his elder bros got married 2 a single woman & we all were quite shocked 2 hear it wayback in 1990.
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