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Kuchrana Kalan
Kuchrana Kalan is a Mahabharat period historical village in Jind district of the Indian state of Haryana.Kos Kurukshetra Ek Sanskritik Yatra haryanatourism.gov.in Maharishi Kush performed a religious austerity at this place. Kush tirth/ ramsar tirth is located at this village, which is covered under the 48 Kosh kurukshetra parikrama. Baba Brahm Dass ji dera is another important religious site at village. References Villages in Jind district {{Haryana-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jind District
Jind district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Jind town is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is part of Hisar Division and was created in 1966. During the Sikh Empire, Jind lies in the heart of Haryana and is the fourth district of the Jat belt along with Sonipat, Rohtak and Hissar. Etymology The district derives its name from its headquarters town Jind that is said to be derived from ''Jaintapuri''. It is also said that this town had been founded at the time of the Mahabharata. According to a legend, the Pandavas built a temple in honour of ''Jainti Devi'' (the goddess of victory), offered prayers for success, and then launched the battle with the Kauravas. The town grew up around the temple and was named Jaintapuri (Abode of Jainti Devi) which later on came to be known as Jind. History Jind Fort Raja Gajpat Singh, a great-grandson of Phul, the founder of the Phulkian Misl, established an independent kingdom by seizing a la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land area. The state capital is Chandigarh, which it shares with the neighboring state of Punjab, and the most populous city is Faridabad, which is a part of the National Capital Region (India), National Capital Region. The city of Gurugram is among India's largest financial and technology hubs. Haryana has 6 Divisions of Haryana, administrative divisions, 22 List of districts of Haryana, districts, 72 sub-divisions, 93 tehsil, revenue tehsils, 50 sub-tehsils, 140 Community development block in India, community development blocks, 154 List of cities in Haryana by population, cities and towns, 7,356 villages, and 6,222 Gram panchayat, villages panchayats. Haryana contains 32 special economic zones (SEZs), mainly located within the industrial corri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
48 Kos Parikrama
The 48 kos parikrama is a parikrama (a circumbabulatory pilgrimage) of various ''Mahabharata''-related and other Vedic period, Vedic-era Tirtha (Hinduism), tirthas (Hindu sacred sites) around the holy city of Kurukshetra in the state of Haryana, India. Associated with Krishna and the ''Mahabharata'', it is an important place of pilgrimage for Hindus. It is one of three major pilgrimages related to Krishna in North India, the others being the ''"Vraja Parikrama, Braj parikarma"'' in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh state and "''Dwarkadhish Temple#Pilgrimage, Dwarka parkarma"'' at Dwarkadhish Temple in Gujarat state. Kurukshetra Development Board Kurukshetra Development Board (KDB) was established to develop the ''48 Kos Parikrama of Kurukshetra'', its tirthas and related activities. Main sites Hindu and Jain pilgrimage Lord Krishna, Kaurava and Pandava visited and lived in this area, and it is revered as their Karma Bhūmi (most sacred land of virtuous deeds) also related to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
