Kurukshetra

Ancient Mound Amin

It is believed that this is the site of famous Chakravyuha, arranged...

Bhadrakali Temple

Bhadrakali is a form of Shakti. This is considered to be one of...

Bhishma Kund, Narkatari

Another place that bears a connection with the great epic Mahabharata, this...

Brahma Sarovar

It is believed that Lord Brahma created the universe from this land....

Dharohar Museum

Dharohar, a museum to showcase the unique archeological, cultural and architectural heritage...

Gurudawara Mastgarh

The principal mosque of the city was said to have been built...

Jyotisar

It is believed that Mahabharata battle started from Jyotisar, where on the...

Kalpana Chawla Memorial Planetarium

It is located near Jyotisar on Pehowa Road. The planetarium has been...

Kartikeya Temple

Located at Pehowa, 27 kms.towards west of Kurukshetra, there are many tirthas,...

Kurukshetra Panorama and Science Centre

The main attraction of the Centre is a life-like panorama of the...

Light and Sound Show at Jyotisar

Episodes from the epic Mahabharata come alive in the engaging Light and...

Nabha House

This monument was used by the royal family members for stay during...

Pashupatinatha Temple

A chaturmukha linga of touchstone, (similar to the one at Pashupatinatha temple,...

Pathar Masjid

The ceiling of the mosque rests on pillars that are decorated with...

Prachin Shiva Temple

The ancient site of Prachi Shiva temple has yielded a number of...

Raja Harsha ka Tila

The site spread over an area of 1kmx750 m. This site was...

Raja Karna ka Qila

The mound, first surveyed by Alexander Cunningham, was excavated by D.B. Spooner...

Sannihit Sarovar

It is supposed that entire range of Tirthas assembles here on the...

Sheikh Chaheli’s Tomb

The tomb, overlooking the madarasa and standing on an artificial terrace, is...

Shri Krishna Museum

The museum has six galleries, three each in two blocks. On display...

Sthaneshwara Mahadev Temple

There lies a story behind this temple that Pandavas prayed to Lord...

Thanesar Archaeological Site Museum

An archaeological site museum, a first-of-its-kind in Haryana, has been set up...

Vishvamitra Ka Tila

Two inscriptions of Gurjar-Pratihara period have been found at Pehowa. One inscription...

About

It was here that the battle of Mahabharat was fought and Lord Krishna preached His Philosophy of ‘KARMA’ as enshrined in the Holy Bhagwad-Gita, to Arjuna at Jyotisar. According to Hindu mythology, Kurukshetra is spread over, a circuit of about 48 KOS, which includes a large number of holy places, temples and sacred tanks connected with the religious events/rituals, Mahabharat War and Kurus, the ancestor of Kauravas and Pandavs.

It is believed that the holy waters of all sacred rivers flow/converge into Kurukshetra’s Sannehit Sarovar, at the time of Somavati ‘Amavasya’ and solar eclipse. It is believed that those who bath in the tanks in Kurukshetra go to heaven after death. Mahabharata states that one who dies at Kurukshetra attains salvation after death.

It is the land where the sage Manu penned his ‘Manusmriti’ and where learned ‘rishis’ compiled the Rig Veda and Sama Veda.

Kurukshetra is named after King Kuru, who also performed a supreme sacrifice to bring prosperity to the land and his people.

ग्रह नक्षत्र ताराणां कालेन पतनाद~भयम् ||
कुरुक्षेत्रे मृताणां च पतन नैव विद्यते ||

“Come one and come all to have a glimpse of the sacred land of eternal bliss and to personally feel its religious and celestial fervour, heritage and ambience.”

Location: Located on North Eastern part of Haryana State

Linking Roads: Kurukshetra is located on the linking road from National Highway No. 1 through Pipli, a famous town. Kurukshetra is also connected from Pehowa on the Ambala-Hisar National Highway No. 65

How to reach

By Air

Nearest airport is situated at Chandigarh. For more information contact the airport & airlines.

By Rail

An important railway junction, the town’s railway station is located between Sector 13 and New Colony. Some of the trains that pass through this station are Shatabadi Express, Amritsar Express, Jhelum Express, Kalka Mail and Himalayan Queen.
For railway enquiry dial 139.

By Bus

Haryana Roadways and other State Corporation buses connect Kurukshetra with Delhi, Chandigarh and other important places in Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
Haryana Roadways Volvo passes through Kurukshetra.
For Haryana bus enquiry : Dial 01744-220468.