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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.
Gita Jayanti 2021: Today on 14 December 2021, Gita Mahotsav was celebrated with great pomp. [11] This celebration was being held in Kurukshetra from 2 December to 19 December 2021. [ 12 ] International Gita Mahotsav is organized by Kurukshetra Development Board, Haryana Tourism, District Administration, North Zone Cultural Centre , Patiala and ...
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.
The Kurukshetra War of the Mahabharata is believed to have taken place here. 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).
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]
The chapter begins with the announcement at the court of the Pandavas that many Yadava men were killed [7] [9] in an internecine war fought with flails made of eraká grass. Yudhishthira asks for details. Mausala Parva then recites the details. The events start near the city of Dvārakā 36 years after the end of the Kurukshetra war. The ...
Russia has claimed that its forces captured a battered but strategic town in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, a day after Kyiv launched a counterattack in the Russian region of Kursk.
Karna suggests the Kauravas and Hastinapura to fight on the land of Kurukshetra.. The Parva begins with a meeting of two sides where the rules of war are agreed upon. Rishi Veda Vyasa, the grandfather to both Kauravas and Pandavas, offers the gift of sight to King Dhritarashtra – who is blind – so he can foresee the tragedy about to unfold.