Information about Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra is a small town and the modern temple here can be described as Kitsch, an artificial reproduction of earlier temple styles. But the site is important for its influence on the development of Hindi ideas, not Hindu architecture. Modern Kurukshetra has no trace of the period when it played the central role described in the Mahabharata as the battlefield where Arjuna learned the meaning of dharma. The flat plain around Kurukshetra is described in Sanskrit literature as

Brahmavarta (land of the Sages) and is regarded as particularly sacred.

Tourist Attractions in Kurukshetra
The main tourist attraction in Kurukshetra is the Brahmasar or Kurukshetra Tank. This tank is about 1 km west of the town and about 1 km long. Many pilgrims came here to take a bath, but it is also visited by a wide range of wildfowl, during the winter. The tank is surrounded by temples and ghats (steps) leading down to the water’s edge. It also become the special focus of pilgrimage at the time of exceptional astronomical events. There are also the remains of a Muslim Fort, including the Tomb of Shaikh chilli Jalal and Lal Masjid, a small red sandstone mosque. The carving on the domes is similar to that at Fatehpur Sikri. More....

How to reach Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra is connected by road from Delhi, Chandigarh, Amritsar and Panipat.

Kurukshetra, Haryana ..............................................................................................................................................................................

Kurukshetra, Haryana
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