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Revision as of 05:30, 27 December 2012Kurukshetra [1] is a holy city in India/haryana. It is the place of holy war Mahabarata and this is the birth place of Srimad Bhagwat Gita. ContentsGet inRail Kurukshetra is a junction on the main track of northen railway, i.e., Amritsar - New Delhi. It is 150km from New Delhi and 250km from Amritsar Road Grand Trunk Road or National Highway No 1 passes by Kurukshetra. So it is easy to reach by the road from Amritsar, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, New Delhi. There is also direct connectivity to Haridwar and Patiala. By RoadThe Grand Truck Road(GT Road) also known as NH-1 runs through Kurukshetra(The Land of Mahabharta). It's approximately 150 km north of New Delhi and 90km south of Chandigarh. You can catch a bus from Chandigarh ISBT and Delhi ISBT. By busYou can catch a bus to Kurukshetra from Indraparasth bus station in New Delhi. You can get a bus from Kashmiri Gate Bus station. Kurukshetra is 150 km from Delhi. Traveling from Delhi to Karnal by a bus takes normally 3 to 4 hours depending on the traffic conditions in city range of Delhi. By trainTrain to Kurukshetra can be taken from either New Delhi Railway Station or from Old Delhi railway station, and Nizzamuddin as well. Train takes two and half hours to reach Kurukshetra from Delhi. And is taken a passenger train it takes 3 to 4 long hours in this case. Get aroundAuto-rishaws (Three-wheelars, shared, are the only available option to move around the city.
See*Brahm-sarovar The memoirs of Al Beruni, called 'Kitab-ul-Hind' mentions this sacred water tank. The water tank is dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is said in the scriptures that the holiness of performing 'Ashvamedh Yajna' can be achieved by a dip in this sacred water tank. This place is believed to be the land where civilization was born. Lord Brahma is said to have created the universe from this land. Just in the vicinity of this sacred place are the Birla Gita Mandir and Baba Nath's haveli. The sight of Kurukshetra is exquisite especially in winters when birds migrate from ever different landmasses to take a dip in the waters. This beautiful looks all the attractive during the 'Deep Daan' and Aarti during Gita Jayanti in the later November and early December.
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DrinkParakeet resort(Haryana Tourism) serves hard drinks MoviesThe city has several cinema halls with the classical single screen format.The city has single Mall named kessel with 3 screen multiplexes SleepThere are many dharmshalas for a budget accommodations, a few are:
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