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Uttara's Love

The   Princess of Matsya   was now the bride of the   Prince of Indraprastha . They were leaving her Paternal home at  Viratnagar   and going to  Dwarka,   where the Prince grew up in his maternal home. Her actual Sasural was Hastinapur, where his mother had been, but the upcoming war between her husband's clan forced them to go to   Dwarka.   It was a day-long journey. From   Bairat in Rajasthan  to   Dwarka in Gujarat.   They stopped midway in the forests to give the charioteers and horses rest. When she started the journey, she was sharing a chariot with her mothers-in-law , Panchali  and   Subhadra.   Her husband was upfront with his father. The chariots were in line, the new bride's one in the middle of the long procession. She was in conversation with the ladies. " So, did Abhimanyu talk to you or was he this shy?"  Asked  Panchali , noticing the young bride trying to catch a glimpse of the g...