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Hastinapur is some 35 kms from Meerut, a satellite city 60 Kms from Delhi. Hastinapur was the capital of Kauravas and latest diggings there have given evidences of a city there app 5000 years ago. The ruins have houses and lanes exactly as mentioned in mahabharata.
Hastinapur was a prosperous village during the Mahabharat era. According to Vayu Purana, Hastinapur had to confront a severe flood of the Ganges, during which the whole area was swept away. The capital was then transferred to Kaushambi, about 50 km from Allahabad. The ruins of the ancient city scattered around the village is divided into two parts, namely, Patti Pandavan and Patti Kauravan.
Excursions in the vicinity include Vidura ka Tila, Draupadi ki Rasoi and Draupadi Ghat. All these were revealed during the excavations made here in 1952. Several iron, copper and gold articles such as arrows, spearheads, utensils and ornaments were also excavated. Another attraction is the main temple of Jambudeep. A major draw is a fair held here during Katik Purnima.
Mawana to the south-west, Bahsuma to the north-west and Phalanda to the west are the major surrounding places. Indira Gandhi International Airport at New Delhi is the nearest airbase and Meerut City Railway Station is the nearest railhead.
http://www.jatland.com/home/Hastinapura
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Hastinapur was a prosperous village during the Mahabharat era. According to Vayu Purana, Hastinapur had to confront a severe flood of the Ganges, during which the whole area was swept away. The capital was then transferred to Kaushambi, about 50 km from Allahabad. The ruins of the ancient city scattered around the village is divided into two parts, namely, Patti Pandavan and Patti Kauravan.
Excursions in the vicinity include Vidura ka Tila, Draupadi ki Rasoi and Draupadi Ghat. All these were revealed during the excavations made here in 1952. Several iron, copper and gold articles such as arrows, spearheads, utensils and ornaments were also excavated. Another attraction is the main temple of Jambudeep. A major draw is a fair held here during Katik Purnima.
Mawana to the south-west, Bahsuma to the north-west and Phalanda to the west are the major surrounding places. Indira Gandhi International Airport at New Delhi is the nearest airbase and Meerut City Railway Station is the nearest railhead.
http://www.jatland.com/home/Hastinapura
http://www.india9.com/i9show/-Uttar-Prad...
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