In the golden era of Indian television, few shows have achieved the cult status of directed by the legendary Ramanand Sagar (famous for Ramayan ). Airing originally from 1993 to 1997, this magnum opus chronicles the life of Lord Vishnu’s eighth avatar—from his birth in the dungeons of Mathura to his divine Leelas in Vrindavan, and finally, the philosophical battlefield of Kurukshetra.