Kurukshetra, Haryana, India

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Trip Overview:

A devotional town in North Indian State of Haryana, Kurukshetra is well recognized for it’ smythical history. Likewise known as Dharmakshetra, this destination is basically known for its co-operative with the Kurukshetra legendary war from the Hindu epic Mahabharata. According to the Maha Puranas, this point has for its name from King Kuru, the forefather of Pandavas and Kauravas. Kurukshetra is most famous as the land where Lord Krishna exhort the principles of Karma from Bhagwad Gita to Arjuna, one of the Pandava brothers. According to archaeological excavations, Kurukshetra endures even due to the pre-Harrapanage. If you wish to got an judgement into the past of Indian, Kurukshetra is the excellent weekend getaway destination from Delhi. This city is pointed with a huge statics of temples and lakes, history and past who takes you to the old times.

How to Reach Kurukshetra

By Train

The railway station in Kurukshetra is a major railway junction, which is well-assigned to all the major railway stations in India along with Delhi. There are daily trains between these two points.

By Road

Hire a cab could be a advisable option for you. None of the less, daily running state-run buses is also well assigns Delhi to Kurukshetra. Services of deluxe AC and non-AC buses are also easily applicable.

Attractions in Kurukshetra

Krishna Museum

Established in 1987, Krishna Museum demonstrations my riadantiquity pasturing from the 1st century AD to 11thcentury AD, detailed the different colors of the charisma of Lord Krishna. This museum has a entired of 06 galleries, which advertise several idols, pearly works, alluring wooden carvings, stone sculptures, miniature paintings and so more.

Brahma Sarovar

Brahma Sarovar is a water body in Kurukshetra with an allegorical contact. It is conclude that this was the place from where Lord Brahma had generates the mother Earth. This water body is 1400 m in width and 1800 m in length. This lake likewise to finds its remarked in the 11th century book Kitab-Ul-Hind by Alberuni and is visited by pilgrimage devotees due to a solar eclipse to take a dip.

Sannihit Sarovar

Sannihit Sarovar is conclude to be the habitate of Lord Vishnu and the assemblage of 07 cherished Saraswathies. At Amavasya, devotes visit to this lake to take a dip. This lake is covered by small temples devoteed to Goddess Durga, Laxmi Narayanm Hanuman and alot.

Bhadrakali Temple

Bhadrakali temple is a fabulous temple accepted for its co-operative with the Pandava brothers. Devoted to Goddess Kali, this temple is concluded to be the point where the Pandavas had achieved to the several rituals before the Kurukshetra war counter to the Kauravas. One of the Shakti Peeths, this is the point where the lower limb of Goddess Mata Sati had felled down.

Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple

If the legends likewise to be believed Stahneshwar Mahadev temple is the point where the Panadava Brothers were ever blessed by Lord Shiva. It is to be saying that the water of the adjacent tanks has corrective properties and had improves leprosy disease of Banasura.

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