Thanesar

Thanesar (IAST: Sthāṇvīśvara) is a historic city and Hindu pilgrimage centre in the Kurukshetra district of Haryana, India. It is located approximately 160 km northwest of Delhi. The city Kurukshetra's area merges with Thanesar.

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Place details

Locality: Kurukshetra
Region: Haryana
Country: India
Population: 155,152
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.name: Thanesar
Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.other_name: Sthāṇvīśvara
Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.settlement_type: City
Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.image_caption: Brahma Sarovar and Kurukshetra City Entrance Gate At National Highway 44 (India)
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Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Haryana, India
Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.subdivision_name1: Haryana
Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.subdivision_name2: Kurukshetra district
Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.elevation_m: 232
Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.population_total: 154962
Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement<! See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details >.demographics_type1: Languages

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Elevation: 232

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Commons category: Kurukshetra
postal code: 136118

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Travel guide

Understand

It was the site of a battle described in the Indian epic the Mahabarata. One of the most sacred parts of that story, and one of the most famous passages in all of Hindu scripture, took place just before the battle. It is called the Bhagavad Gita and is a dialog between the warrior Arjuna and the God Krishna who serves as his charioteer.

Get in

Kurukshetra is approximately north of New Delhi and is most often reached by road or rail from there.

Get around

Auto-rickshaws (three-wheelers, shared) are the only available option to move around the city.

See

thumb|right|Bronze Chariot with Lord Krishna and Arjuna

Eat

Chats around Bramha Sarovar and main city (Thanesar) Multicuisine at Kimaya, Mezbaan, Saffron Chicken items at Crown Hotel (Pipli) Chole Bhature on Railway Road Poori with petha and chole in old city (near ambedkar chowk) University Cafeteria for south Indian cuisine

Drink

Parakeet resort (Haryana Tourism) serves hard drinks. There are no objections for guests to bring their liquor and consume it in their room. Most of the hotels follow the same pattern.

Sleep

There are many dharmshalas for a budget accommodations, a few are:

Agarwala Dharamshala, near railway station. Brahman Dharamshala, near old bus stand. Jat Dharmashala, near Birla Mandir. Saini Samaj Bhavan

For a better accommodation hotels are: Neelkanth

Go next

Chandigarh (95 km by road or rail) Karnal (35 km) Ludhiana (181 km) New Delhi (150 km) Patiala (100 km) Kasauli (138 km) Dehradun - Kurukshetra to Dehradun is a Approx Distance 150 km popular North India road journey connecting the historic land of Mahabharata with the capital city of Uttarakhand. The route passes through Haryana, Himachal Pradesh border areas, and enters Uttarakhand via scenic forest and hill roads.

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Contents

Demographics
Geography
History
Sack of Sthaneshwar by Mahmud of Gazni
British era
Tourism
Religious
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

Thanesar was the capital of the Pushyabhuti dynasty, whose rulers conquered most of Aryavarta following the fall of the Gupta Empire. The Pushyabhuti emperor Prabhakarvardhana was a ruler of Thanesar in the early seventh century CE. He was succeeded by his sons, Rajyavardhana and Harsha. Harsha, also known as Harshavardhana, consolidated a vast empire over much of North India by defeating independent kings that fragmented from the Later Guptas.