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English summary on page 88 as follows: 4 bas reliefs around Tra Kieu altar with the content reflecting certain extracts in relation with Bharata family in Mahabharata epic poem, consists of 4 patches. Patch A is the scene of the King Drupada of Panchala's competition for choosing a husband for the princess Draupadi with figures: Draupadi princess, Arjuna's archery, Drapada King with witnesses and 2 Apsaraa at the left corner of the bas-relief linked with patch D. Patch B is the scene of the wedding party of Draupadai princess and soldiers who are displeased when the Drupada King let the princess marry Arjuna - a man of Brahman class. Patch C includes the scene of Pandava brothers leading Draupadi princess to inform her mother (Kunti) the happy news and the scene of Yudhisthira (one of the Pandavas) gambling with a professional gambler and the scene of the 2 sides (Pandava brothers side and Duryodhana side of kaurava brothers). Patch D is the scene of the rest 11 people Pandavas dancing to welcome the victory after a bloody fight with Kauravas. This patch is next to Apsaras in Patch A, symbolizing Paradise where Pandava brothers went after a pilgrimage. These 4 bas-reliefs have the date of the 10th century
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