Ahalya

Ahalya, a painting by Raja Ravi Varma.

Meaning

Proper Noun

Name of the princess of Puru dynasty and wife of sage Gautama. She was seduced by Indra, cursed by her husband and liberated by Rāma in Ramayana.

Origin

Transliteration of Sanskrit अहल्या ("Ahalya").

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