 According to scholar Günther @-@ Dietz Sontheimer , the legend of Banai has close parallels with the story of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala from the Hindu epic Mahabharata . The tale of another folk god Mhaskoba ( Bhairava ) to gain his wife Balurani or Balai despite obstacles is also similar to Khandoba 's endeavour to win over Banai . 
 According to scholar Günther @-@ Dietz Sontheimer , the legend of Banai <a href='got' title='1'><mark>has</mark></a> close parallels with the story of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala from the Hindu epic Mahabharata . The tale of another folk god Mhaskoba ( Bhairava ) to gain his wife Balurani or Balai despite obstacles <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>also similar to Khandoba <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>endeavour to win over Banai . 
According to scholar Günther @-@ Dietz Sontheimer , the legend of Banai got close parallels with da story of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala from tdaHindu epic Mahabharata . The tale of anotha folk god Mhaskoba ( Bhairava ) to gain his wife Balurani or Balai despite obstacles also similar to Khandoba  endeavour to win ova Banai .