Mount Mandara
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Mount Mandara (Sanskrit: मंदर) is a mountain which appears in the Samudra manthan episode in the Hindu Puranas. It was used as a churning rod to churn the ocean of milk.
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- Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (ISBN 0-500-51088-1) by Anna Dallapiccola
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