Pehowa

Pehowa () (old name Pitrudhak Teerth) is a town and a municipal committee in Kurukshetra district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is an important sacred Hindu pilgrimage site, related to Krishna and the Mahabharata, within the 48 Kos Parikrama of Kurukshetra. The Hindu genealogy registers at Peohwa, Haryana are kept there at the Pruthudak Tirath on the banks of Sarasvati river.

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Place details

Locality: Pehowa
Region: Haryana
Country: India
Population: 39,101
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Pehowa
Settlement.other_name: Prithudak
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Sarawati River and Temple - Pitrudhak Teerth - Pehowa.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: Sarasvati River and temple, Pehowa
Settlement.image_caption: Sarasvati River and temple, Pehowa
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Haryana#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Haryana, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Haryana
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kurukshetra
Settlement.government_type: democratic
Settlement.governing_body: Municipal committee
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 224