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Krishna subsequently married 16,100 maidens who were held captive by........to save their honour.

  1. narakasura

  2. kansa

  3. ravan

  4. shishupal
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According to Hindu mythology, Krishna married 16,100 maidens who had been held captive by the demon Narakasura. After Krishna killed Narakasura to liberate them, he married all the maidens to restore their honor and social standing, as they would have been stigmatized as former captives.

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