Dvapara Yuga
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Third of four yuga ages of a Yuga Cycle in Hindu cosmology lasting two times that of Kali Yuga. Its dawn (yuga-sandhyā) and dusk (yuga-sandhyāṃśa) are each 10% the main period.
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Encyclopedic overview
According to Hindu belief, the events of the Mahabharata took place in the Dvapara Yuga. Dvapara Yuga (IAST: Dvāpara-yuga) (Devanagari: द्वापर युग), in Hinduism, is the third and third-best of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle, preceded by Treta Yuga and followed by Kali Yuga. Dvapara Yuga lasts for 864,000 years (2,400 divine years).
According to the Puranas, this yuga ended when Krishna returned to his eternal abode of Vaikuntha. There are only two pillars of religion during the Dvapara Yuga: compassion and truthfulness. Vishnu assumes the colour yellow and the Vedas are categorized into four parts: Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dvapara Yuga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.