Vrindavan to Dwarka: 7 Historic Mahabharata Sites in India
lifestyle May 18 2024
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Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra located in Haryana was where the big war in the Mahabharata happened. Legend says Lord Brahma did a ritual there, and there's a special pond called Brahma Sarovar.
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Vrindavan
Vrindavan, located only 10 kilometers from Mathura, is where Lord Krishna spent the most of his youth playing with gopis and eating butter.
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Hastinapur
Hastinapur, which is located in Meerut, was the capital of the Kuru clan. Hastinapur became the Pandava capital when the Mahabharata war finished.
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Bhishma Kund
Bhishma Kund situated in Haryana, where Bhishma watched the Mahabharata War, is now a site with a temple beside a water tank, where Arjun made his arrow bed.
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Magadh
During the Mahabharata, the region that is now South Bihar was known as Magad. Jarasandh, Magadh's monarch, had daughters who married Kans, whom Lord Krishna killed.
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Dwarka
It is situated on Gujarat's west coast. To protect the Yadavas, Lord Krishna moved his capital to Dwarka from Mathura. The Dwarkadhish Temple in Dwarka is devoted to Lord Krishna.
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Indraprastha
Indraprastha is located in modern New Delhi. It served as the Pandavas' capital city.