Kurukṣetra
Kurukṣetra (Skt., ‘field of the Kurus’). Site of a great war between the Pāṇḍavas and the Kauravas, the central action of the Mahābhārata.
Identified as being in the area of Delhi, Kurukṣetra has also served as a battlefield in other contexts, mentioned in the epic itself, and elsewhere.
Identified as being in the area of Delhi, Kurukṣetra has also served as a battlefield in other contexts, mentioned in the epic itself, and elsewhere.
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