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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.
Woodworth is located at (31.156270, -92.494650). [8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.9 square miles (13 km 2), of which 4.9 square miles (12.7 km 2) is land and 0.20% is water.
Thaneswar, whose urban area is merged with Kurukshetra, is a pilgrimage site with many locations attributed to Mahabharata. [4] In the Vedas, Kurukshetra is described not as a city but as a region ("kshetra" means "region" in Sanskrit). The boundaries of Kurukshetra correspond roughly to the central and western parts of the state of Haryana and ...
Alexander State Forest Map of Louisiana, United States of America Location Rapides Parish, Louisiana Nearest city Woodworth, Louisiana Coordinates 31°07′27″N 92°29′18″W / 31.124085°N 92.488403°W / 31.124085; -92.488403 Area 8,000 acres (32 km 2) Established 1923 (1923) Governing body Department of Agriculture and Forestry Website Alexander State Forest is located in ...
Site was abandoned after the vedic period in the first millennium BCE, then continuously habited from 1st century CE to 19th century. [2] The site, spread over an area of 1 km x750 m x 23 m, containts historical remnants belonging to vedic as well as six continuously habited post-vedic periods ranging from Kushan to Mughal era .
Firefighting and recovery efforts continue in the Los Angeles area, where devastating fires have killing at least 28 people, destroyed more than 12,000 structures and prompted evacuation orders ...
Indian Creek Recreation Area is a recreation area located inside Alexander State Forest in Rapides Parish near Woodworth, Louisiana.It includes Indian Creek Reservoir, which is an artificial lake developed with the aid of the Louisiana Forestry Commission, the Rapides Parish Police Jury, and the Lower West Red River Soil and Water Conservation District.
Map of the 48 kos parikrama (approx. 96 miles circle) around Kurukshetra (at Ban Ganga/Bhishma Kund). The 48 kos parikrama is a parikrama (a circumbabulatory pilgrimage) of various Mahabharata-related and other Vedic-era tirthas (Hindu sacred sites) around the Hindu holy city of Kurukshetra in the state of Haryana, India.