Thanesar

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.