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Gurgaon district: Baoli Ghaus Ali Shah: N-HR-26 Mosque of Ala Vardi Khan: Sarai Ala Vardi Khan: Gurgaon district: Upload Photo: N-HR-27 Agroha Mound: Agroha city: Hisar district: Upload Photo: N-HR-28 Barsi gate: Hansi city: Hisar district: Upload Photo: N-HR-29 Asigarh Fort (Prithviraj Chauhan's Fort) Hansi city: Hisar district: Upload Photo ...
Haryana is home to important religious sites dating to Vedic times. With a battery of temples and pilgrim centres concentrated in the 48 kos parikrama (92 miles) of land described in the epic Mahabharata, legend and mythology play an important role in the history of Kurukshetra, a place where the celestial song 'Bhagwad Gita' is believed to have been delivered by Krishna to Arjuna. [6]
Haryana Tourism Corporation (HTC) is an agency of the Government of Haryana, India established in 1974. The organisation operates 44 tourist facilities spread across the state of Haryana . These facilities offer visitors lodging, dining, and recreational activities amongst other services.
Despite being India's 56th largest city in terms of population, Gurgaon is the 8th largest city in the country in terms of total wealth. [16] It serves as the headquarters of many of India's largest companies, is home to thousands of startup companies and has local offices for more than 250 Fortune 500 companies. [17]
Sheetla Mata Temple (/ ˈ ʃ iː t l ə ˈ m ɑː t ə / SHEET-lə MAH-tə, Hindi: [ʃɾiː ˈʃiːtlaː maːˈtaː ˈməndɪr]) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Shitala (Sheetla), wife of Guru Dronacharya who was the teacher of the Pandavas and Kauravas according to an Indian epic Mahabharata.
As of 2013, Gurgaon city had the highest literacy rate in Haryana at 86.30% followed by Panchkula at 81.9% and Ambala at 81.7%. [218] In terms of districts, as of 2012 [update] , Rewari had the highest literacy rate in Haryana at 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy was 79% and female literacy was 67%. [ 219 ]
Sheetla Mata Mandir Gurgaon is a temple dedicated to the Mata Sheetla Devi, who is Kripi (wife of Guru Dronacharya). the teacher of the Pandavas and Kauravas according to the Indian epic Mahabharata. Gurgaon is named after him. [6] The temple is located on Sheetla mata Road in Gurgaon city of Gurgaon district in the state of Haryana in India ...
Akhara Stepwell, also Akhara Baoli, is a stepwell in inside a functional akhara on the same road as the "Badshahpur Baoli", only few km away, in Badshahpur. Constructed with local materials, such as stone, all these baolis of Gurugram district have mixed Ahir-Rajput-Jat-Mughal architectural style of 18th-20th centuries with Islamic pointed arches and cusped or segmental arches. [7]