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Map of the 48 kos parikrama (approx. 96 miles circle) around Kurukshetra (at Ban Ganga/Bhishma Kund). The 48 kos parikrama is a parikrama (a circumbabulatory pilgrimage) of various Mahabharata-related and other Vedic-era tirthas (Hindu sacred sites) around the Hindu holy city of Kurukshetra in the state of Haryana, India.
Kurukshetra is an important Hindu pilgrimage destination, and there are several pilgrimage sites surrounding the city. The Hindi phrase 48 kos parikrama refers to a roughly 90-km traditional circle around the holy city (1 kos equals about 3.00 km or 1.91 miles), and a complete parikrama refers to a pilgrimage to all these sites on foot.
Map with description of 48 kos parikrama (approx. 96 miles circle) around the holy city of Kurukshetra, displayed at Ban Ganga/Bhishma Kund. 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra is a 48 kos circumambulation of over 200 Mahabharata-related and other vedic era tirthas around the holy city of Kurukshetra in the state of Haryana, India. [21] [22] [23] [24]
Pehowa (Pehowā) (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.
Kush tirth/ ramsar tirth is located at this village, which is covered under the 48 Kosh kurukshetra parikrama. Baba Brahm Dass ji dera is another important religious site at village. Dada Johri Ram Punia family donated land to construct a new temple at the village,this temple also known as Johriwala temple.
Nardak is a title of the Kurukshetra from the words "Nirdukh", meaning the "painless". [16] Nardak is the high tract, hence a sub-region of bangar (unflooded) region of Yamuna river. During the Vedic era, it was part of Kuru janapada, hence presently has many Mahabharata era tirthas which are part of the wider 48 Kos Parikrama of Kurukshetra.
Kurukshetra district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. The town of Kurukshetra , a sacred place for the Hindus , is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district occupies an area of 1530.00 km 2 .
It is the central and the most important place in the 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra. 1.5 km from Thanesar on Kurukshetra-Pehowa road is the water tank named Bhishma Kund is believed to be the spot when Bhishma lay of the bed of arrows during the Mahabharata war. [18] [19]