Gurugram Bhim Kund, also known as Pinchokhda Jhod, is a 10-acre wetland in Bhim Nagar locality of Gurgaon city of

Gurugram district Gurgaon district, officially known as Gurugram district, is one of the 22 districts of Haryana in northern India. The city of Gurgaon is the administrative headquarters of the district. The population is 1,514,432. It is one of the southern distr ...

in the state of

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 a ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It lies between sector 4, 6 and 8 about 3 km from Rajiv Chowk.Finding Guru Drona
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Folklore

Gurugram and this pond is the location where Arjuna saw nothing but the bird's eye before his arrow pierced it. The traditional name of India is Bharata which comes from the

Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Ramayana, Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the s ...

tribe of same name from this area. This 10-acre Gurugram Bhim Kund ( Bhima's pond) was developed by guru Drona in the Bhim Nagar locality of

Gurugram Gurgaon (pronunciation: �ʊɽɡãːw, officially named Gurugram (pronunciation: �ʊɾʊɡɾaːm, is a city located in the northern Indian state of Haryana. It is situated near the Delhi–Haryana border, about southwest of the nationa ...

. This is where guru Dronacharya use to bathe after teaching archery lessons. This area also has a temple dedicated to Dronacharya, a temple of Lord Shiva believed to have been set up by

Pandava The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: Pāṇḍava) refers to the five legendary brothers— Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva—who are the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. They are acknowledge ...

s.Locals want tourist circuit developed for the Guru - April 2016
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Nearby attractions

Eklavya temple

There is an Eklavya temple (Hindi: एकलव्य मंदिर) temple in honor of

fame Eklavya in Khandsa village in Sector 37 of

city in

state of

. As per folklore, this is the only temple of Eklavya and it is the place where Eklavya cut his thumb and offered to the guru Drona. Locals want the government to develop a tourism circuit in honor of Drona and Eklavya.Will renaming Gurgaon change the fate of legendary temples?
/ref>Gurgaon: From village of Guru Dronacharya to Millennium City
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Sheetla Mata Mandir Gurgaon

Sheetla Mata Mandir Gurgaon Sheetla Mata Temple (; hi, श्री शीतला माता मंदिर , pa, ਸ਼ੀਤਲਾ ਮਾਤਾ ਮੰਦਰ) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Shitala (Sheetla), wife of Guru Dronacharya who was the t ...

is a temple dedicated to the Mata Sheetla Devi, who is Kripi (wife of Guru Dronacharya). the teacher of the

Pandavas The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: Pāṇḍava) refers to the five legendary brothers— Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva—who are the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. They are acknowledge ...

and

Kauravas ''Kaurava'' is a Sanskrit term which refers to descendants of Kuru, a legendary king of India who is the ancestor of many of the characters of the epic ''Mahabharata''. Usually, the term is used for the 100 sons of King Dhritarashtra and his w ...

according to the Indian epic ''

''. Gurgaon is named after him.Guru in gurugram
/ref> The temple is located on Sheetla mata Road in Gurgaon city of

Gurgaon district Gurgaon district, officially known as Gurugram district, is one of the 22 districts of Haryana in northern India. The city of Gurgaon is the administrative headquarters of the district. The population is 1,514,432. It is one of the southern dist ...

in the state of

. It lies between sector 6, 81 and 12-A, near the ammunition depot.Sheetla Mata Mandir Map
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