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16/30 – Bhângsa Cara, Raga Padmi

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After the princess Raga Padmi was cured of a disfiguring skin disease by the mother of the beloved courtier Bangsa Cara, the two fell in love. However, his evil rival Bangsa Pate wishes to steal the beautiful Raga Padmi and tricks Bangsa Cara into going to a distant island to hunt for deer for the king's planned celebration. Bangsa Pate murders Bangsa Cara, and when Raga Padmi discovers Bangsa Cara with a knife in her chest, she is overcome with grief and accidentally cuts herself on the poisoned blade, and she dies as well. As told by Pak Moh. Hasan Sasra

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