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Kurukshetra is an important Hindu pilgrimage destination, and there are several pilgrimage sites surrounding the city. The Hindi phrase 48 kos parikrama refers to a roughly 90-km traditional circle ( Parikrama ) around the holy city (1 kos equals about 3.00 km or 1.91 miles), and a complete parikrama refers to a pilgrimage to all these sites on ...
Kurukshetra (literally "Region of the Kurus"), also known as Dharmakshetra (the "Region of Dharma"), [10] was the battleground on which the Kurukshetra War was fought. [11] The first Mahābhārata says that this site was chosen because a sin committed on land was forgiven because of the land's sanctity.
Kurukshetra district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. The town of Kurukshetra , a sacred place for the Hindus , is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district occupies an area of 1530.00 km 2 .
Kurukshetra (transl. Kuru's place) is a 2019 Kannada-language mythological war film [4] [5] written by J. K. Bharavi and directed by Naganna. The story is based on the epic poem Gadhayuddha by Ranna , [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] which itself is based on the Indian epic Mahabharata .
Kuru was an ancient Indian kingdom. [2] The kingdom was emerged as a branch of Rigvedic Puru tribe and lasted until Nandas of Magadha dethroned them in 350s BCE. [3] Kuru kingdom is famous for Mahabharata [4] and Kurukshetra War. [5]
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Witzel notes this battle to be the probable archetype/prototype of the Kurukshetra War, narrated in the Mahabharata. [14] John Brockington takes a similar approach. [15] S. S. N. Murthy goes to the extent of proposing the battle as the very "nucleus" of the Kurukshetra War; Walter Ruben adopts a similar stance.
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