Brain words - Indian history and mythology

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  1. 3. / Wife of Lord Rama, central female character in Ramayana (4)
  2. 4. / Famous 1857 uprising, also called the Indian ______ (6)
  3. 7. / Capital city of the Cholas, ancient cultural centre (7)
  4. 8. / Mauryan emperor who embraced Buddhism and built pillars across India (6)
  5. 9. / National aquatic animal of India (6)
  6. 10. / Indian freedom movement launched by Gandhi in 1930 against salt taxes (5)
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  1. 1. / Epic telling the story of the Kuru family and the Kurukshetra war (11)
  2. 2. / Famous Mysore ruler who fought the British — ______ (4)
  3. 3. / The destroyer among the Trimurti (5)
  4. 5. / Warrior prince, charioteer of Arjuna, and guide in the Bhagavad Gita (6)
  5. 6. / Monkey-god, ardent devotee of Rama (7)
  6. 7. / Monument of love built by Shah Jahan (3)