Jind districtJind district is one of the 23 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. EtymologyThe 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.
Jind StateToday part ofIndiaJind State (also spelled Jhind State) was a princely state situated in the Punjab Province of British India. Its territory now forms parts of the present-day Indian states of Punjab and Haryana. The state was 3,260 km (1,260 sq mi) in area and its annual income was Rs. 3,000,000 in the 1940s. This state was founded and ruled by the Jats of Sidhu clan.
Pindara TemplePindara or Pandu Pindara Temple is situated at Pindara village about 6.5 km from Jind, Haryana, India. HistoryAccording to a legend, the Pandavas offered here pinds to their forefathers and hence the name of the village is Pandu Pindara. A fair is held on Somavati Amavas. This place is also called Som Tirath.
PandavaThe Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: Pāṇḍava) is a patronymic referring to the five legendary brothers, Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva, who are central figures of the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata. They are acknowledged as the sons of Pandu, the King of Kuru, but were fathered by different Devas (gods) due to Pandu's cursed inability to naturally sire children.
IndraIndra (; Sanskrit: इन्द्र, IPA: [in̪d̪rɐ]) is the Vedic god of weather, considered the king of the devas and the realm of Svarga in Hinduism. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war. Indra is the most frequently mentioned deity in the Rigveda.
RamraiRamrai is a village in Jind district of the state of Haryana, India, known as a holy place associated with lord Rama. It is located on the Jind-Hansi road, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west of Jind. Ramrai is a traditional south-west Yaksha of the Kurukshetra region. There are various castes, living with brotherhood to each another The village's name derives from Rama's arrival. There is an old temple to Parashurama in the village..
MahabharataThe Mahābhārata ( mə-HAH-BAR-ə-tə, MAH-hə-; Sanskrit: महाभारतम्, IAST: Mahābhāratam, pronounced [mɐɦaːˈbʱaːrɐt̪ɐm], 'Great Bharata') is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Ramayana. Both are considered smṛti and itihasa texts.
HaryanaHaryana is a state located in the northwestern part of India. It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, by Rajasthan to the west and south, by Delhi to the southeast, while river Yamuna forms its eastern border with Uttar Pradesh. The state capital is Chandigarh, which it shares with the neighbouring state of Punjab. The city of Gurgaon is among India's largest financial and technology hubs.
Bhuteshwar TempleBhuteshwar Temple is a Hindu temple in Jind, Haryana, in the series of 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra, dedicated to Bhuteshwar, a manifestation of Shiva. It was built by Raghbir Singh. Because it has a large water tank all around it is also called Rani Talab (meaning Queen Pond) .
IndiaCountry in South AsiaIndia, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's seventh-largest country by area and the largest by population. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
CityLarge permanent human settlementFrom top, left to right: Lagos, one of the world's fastest-growing megacities; Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo; painting of Boulevard Montmartre in Paris by Camille Pissarro; the Rocinhafavela in Rio de Janeiro; 6th Avenue in Manhattan; spice market in Delhi; Hong Kong; and the São Paulo MetroA city is a human settlement of a substantial size.
AmavasyaAmavasya (Amāvásyā) represents the lunar phase of new moon in the Hindu calendar. A calendar month ends on amavasya as per the amanta tradition of the Hindu lunar calendar. Various Hindu beliefs and rituals are associated with the day. Hindu festivals including Diwali are celebrated on the amavasya day of various months.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.