Kurukshetra district

Kurukshetra (: कुरुक्षेत्र) is the name of a  in the present-day Indian state of. The name literally means "Land of the Kurus" after the famous Kuru vansha (clan), but is also sometimes referred to as Dharam Kshetra meaning the "Land of Righteousness". It purports to be the site of the, described in the the. Nevertheless, this place holds inestimable importance in Hinduism as this is where the ("The Song Celestial") was recited to Arjuna amidst the battle field, just before the great war of Mahabharata.

A few kilometeres from Kurukshetra is the village, Amin where there are remnants of a fort and it is said to be 's fort.

, a historical town is located adjacent to Kurukshetra city. "Kurukshetra" is in fact the name of a mythological battlefield, where the Mahabharata war was waged, the actual location of which is impossible to confirm. Local hearsay identifies the legendary "Kurukshetra" with a nearby obscure hamlet, and with the active abetment of the state government, it is presently experiencing a tourist boom.

Thanesar derives its name from the words "Sthaneshwar" which means "Deity of the Place". The, whose presiding deity is Lord , is believed to be the oldest temple in the vicinity. Other religious sites include the, the , 6th Patashahi and the , which is counted among the 51. The bathing-fair held here on the occurrence of a is said to be attended by half a million pilgrims.

was sacked and many of its temples were destroyed by.

In some ancient Hindu texts, the boundaries of correspond roughly to the state of Haryana. Thus according to the 5.1.1., the Kurukshetra region is south of  (/ in, Punjab), north of  (Delhi and  region), east of Maru (=desert) and west of Parin.

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