Knowledge of Kurukshetra

PLACES OF STAY

Kurukshetra being the place of great historic and religious importance has been developed as a big tourist centre, where a number of visitors come daily. There is good facilities available for stay of tourists who come from distant places. Government has been providing stay facilities in its centre Parakit Motel Pipli, Neelkanthi Yatri Niwas Kurukshetra, Jyotisar Tourism Centre where deluxe type rooms are available ranging from Rs,.250/- per day to 1000/- per day. In addition, there are number of Government Guest houses like PWD Rest house Pipli, Youth Hostel Pipli, University Guest House, RECK guest house. As the Kurukshetra is religious town and during Solar Eclipse Fair lakhs of pilgrim used to come, a number of Voluntary Organization have constructed Dharamshalas which too have good and clean accomodation. Some of these are Krishan Dham Complex, Aggarwal Dharamshala, Gita Dham Ashram, Birla mandir, Gita Bhawan, Jat Dharamshala, Ror Dharamshala, Brahman Dharamshala, Jai Ram Vidya Peeth, Saini Samaj Dharamshala, etc. which provide accommodation on a very nominal charges and some of them free of cost.

HISTORY

Mythologically, the name Kurukshetra applied to a circuit of about 80 miles (128 kms.) which includes a large number of holy places, temples and tanks, connected with the ancient Indian traditions and the Mahabharata war. It covers a wide area with the present Panipat and north-west corner of the Jind district in the south and eastern part of the Patiala district in the west, and the Saraswati and Yamuna rivers at its northern and eastern boundaries respectively. According to Manu, the tract between the old sacred rivers Saraswati and Drishadvati in Kurukshetra was known as Brahmavarta.

In the very first verse of the Bhagvad Gita,a Kurukshetra is described as Dharmakshetra, the field of righteousness. It is also known as Brajhmakshetra, the field of Brahma, the Creator. Nardak is another name for Kurukshetra, probably derived form nirdukh, without sorrow. If u want some knowledge of Kurukshetra city. U can contact me for Knowledge of Kurukshetra