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Pragjyotishpur: (Gowhati, Assam)
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The capital of ancient Assam state, Pragjyotishpur was located near present day Gowhati. During the Mahabharata times Narkasur was the King of this state. He had made sixteen thousand girls his captive. He fought a battle with Lord Krishna. Shri Krishna killed Narkasur and took all the sixteen thousand girls to Dwarka and married them. Later, Bhagdutt, the ruler of Pragjyotishpur fought the war of Mahabharata from the side of the Kauravas and was killed by Arjun. Here, near the Neelkanth Mountain is the famous temple of Kamakhya Devi built by Narkasur.
Kamakhya: (Assam)
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Kamakhya was a famous Shaktipeeth city, ten kilometers away from Gowhati in Assam. During the time of Mahabharata, Narkasur had built here a temple of Kamakhya Devi. According to Bhagwat Purana, when Lord Shiva was roaming around like a man in despair with the dead body of Sati, then Lord Vishnu with the help of his Sudarshan Chakra (a divine discus which swirls around his index finger), cut Sati’s dead body into pieces and dropped them one by one, so that Shiva gets released off this weight and returns to being normal. There were fifty one pieces of the dead body of Sati cut by Lord Vishnu and the places on the earth where they fell are known as Shaktipeeth. Each Shaktipeeth is connected with one of the body part of Sati. Kamakhya in Assam is where the Yoni (vagina) of Sati fell and is considered a very powerful centre of Shakti (female) worship. Kamakhya is worshipped by the Tantriks (spiritual person).
Manipur: (East India)
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Surrounded by Nagaland, Assam, Mizoram and Burma, Manipur was the ancient city of Mahabharata times. Manipur’s King Chitravahan had a daughter named Chitraganda. She was married to Arjun and had a valorous son named Babhruvahan. After King Chitravahan died, Babhruvahan was crowned the King of Manipur as Chitravahan did not have any son. Babhruvahan had taken part in the Rajsurya Yagya performed by the Pandavas.
Sindhu Desh: (Sindh- Punjab, Mohan-jo-Daro)
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The ancient Sindhu Desh of Mahabharata time was famous for art-literature and commercebusiness. The King Jaydrath of Sindhu desh was married to Dushaala, daughter of Dhritrashtra. In the war of Mahabharata, Jaydrath supported the Kauravas. Jaydrath was the chief reason of the death of Arjun’s son Abhimanyu who was caught up in the Chakravyuh. To take revenge of Abhimanyu’s death, Arjun killed Jaydrath.
Matsya Desh: (North Rajasthan)
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Matsya Desh located in the North region of present day Rajasthan was one of the chief states of the Mahabharata times. Its capital was Viraatnagari. Pandavas had lived here at the King Viraat’s palace in the disguise for one year as they were to live incognito after the exile. During this time, King Viraat’s brother-in-law and commander Kichak set a bad eye on Draupadi and was killed by Bhima. Arjun’s son Abhimanyu was married to King Viraat’s daughter Uttara. There is a mention of Matsya Desh even in the Vedic times.
Muchhkand Tirth: (Dhoulpur, Rajasthan)
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In the times of Mahabharata, there was a dangerous mountain range in Dhoulpur, Rajasthan. After winning over Mathura, when Kaalyavan followed Krishna, Krishna hid himself in a cave in this mountain range and covered Muchhkand who was sleeping there with his Pitambar (yellow cloth). Kaalyavan woke up Muchhkand and moment Muchhkand set his eyes on Kaalyavan, he was reduced to ashes. After the war of Mahabharata when the Pandavas left for Himalayas and after Krishna’s departure to Golok, Kalyug first stepped here.
Patan: (Mehsana, Gujarat)
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Patan, situated near Mehsana, Gujarat was a famous commercial city in the Mahabharata period. It is said that in the Dwapar Age there was Hidimbvan around this city. During the period of their exile, the Pandavas had come here and it was here only Bhima killed a demon named Hidimb and married his sister Hidimba.
Vardayini Dham: (Rupalnagar, near Kalol, Gujarat)
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Rupalnagar was known as Rupavati during the time of Mahabharata. While going to Viraatnagari, Pandavas had performed a pooja of Bhagwati Arya over here. As this place was blessed by the Pandavas, the Devi was named Vardayini and the place was named Vardayini Dham. There is a very big temple of Devi Bhagwati over here and devotees in many numbers come to this temple.
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The capital of ancient Assam state, Pragjyotishpur was located near present day Gowhati. During the Mahabharata times Narkasur was the King of this state. He had made sixteen thousand girls his captive. He fought a battle with Lord Krishna. Shri Krishna killed Narkasur and took all the sixteen thousand girls to Dwarka and married them. Later, Bhagdutt, the ruler of Pragjyotishpur fought the war of Mahabharata from the side of the Kauravas and was killed by Arjun. Here, near the Neelkanth Mountain is the famous temple of Kamakhya Devi built by Narkasur.
Kamakhya: (Assam)
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Kamakhya was a famous Shaktipeeth city, ten kilometers away from Gowhati in Assam. During the time of Mahabharata, Narkasur had built here a temple of Kamakhya Devi. According to Bhagwat Purana, when Lord Shiva was roaming around like a man in despair with the dead body of Sati, then Lord Vishnu with the help of his Sudarshan Chakra (a divine discus which swirls around his index finger), cut Sati’s dead body into pieces and dropped them one by one, so that Shiva gets released off this weight and returns to being normal. There were fifty one pieces of the dead body of Sati cut by Lord Vishnu and the places on the earth where they fell are known as Shaktipeeth. Each Shaktipeeth is connected with one of the body part of Sati. Kamakhya in Assam is where the Yoni (vagina) of Sati fell and is considered a very powerful centre of Shakti (female) worship. Kamakhya is worshipped by the Tantriks (spiritual person).
Manipur: (East India)
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Surrounded by Nagaland, Assam, Mizoram and Burma, Manipur was the ancient city of Mahabharata times. Manipur’s King Chitravahan had a daughter named Chitraganda. She was married to Arjun and had a valorous son named Babhruvahan. After King Chitravahan died, Babhruvahan was crowned the King of Manipur as Chitravahan did not have any son. Babhruvahan had taken part in the Rajsurya Yagya performed by the Pandavas.
Sindhu Desh: (Sindh- Punjab, Mohan-jo-Daro)
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The ancient Sindhu Desh of Mahabharata time was famous for art-literature and commercebusiness. The King Jaydrath of Sindhu desh was married to Dushaala, daughter of Dhritrashtra. In the war of Mahabharata, Jaydrath supported the Kauravas. Jaydrath was the chief reason of the death of Arjun’s son Abhimanyu who was caught up in the Chakravyuh. To take revenge of Abhimanyu’s death, Arjun killed Jaydrath.
Matsya Desh: (North Rajasthan)
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Matsya Desh located in the North region of present day Rajasthan was one of the chief states of the Mahabharata times. Its capital was Viraatnagari. Pandavas had lived here at the King Viraat’s palace in the disguise for one year as they were to live incognito after the exile. During this time, King Viraat’s brother-in-law and commander Kichak set a bad eye on Draupadi and was killed by Bhima. Arjun’s son Abhimanyu was married to King Viraat’s daughter Uttara. There is a mention of Matsya Desh even in the Vedic times.
Muchhkand Tirth: (Dhoulpur, Rajasthan)
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In the times of Mahabharata, there was a dangerous mountain range in Dhoulpur, Rajasthan. After winning over Mathura, when Kaalyavan followed Krishna, Krishna hid himself in a cave in this mountain range and covered Muchhkand who was sleeping there with his Pitambar (yellow cloth). Kaalyavan woke up Muchhkand and moment Muchhkand set his eyes on Kaalyavan, he was reduced to ashes. After the war of Mahabharata when the Pandavas left for Himalayas and after Krishna’s departure to Golok, Kalyug first stepped here.
Patan: (Mehsana, Gujarat)
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Patan, situated near Mehsana, Gujarat was a famous commercial city in the Mahabharata period. It is said that in the Dwapar Age there was Hidimbvan around this city. During the period of their exile, the Pandavas had come here and it was here only Bhima killed a demon named Hidimb and married his sister Hidimba.
Vardayini Dham: (Rupalnagar, near Kalol, Gujarat)
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Rupalnagar was known as Rupavati during the time of Mahabharata. While going to Viraatnagari, Pandavas had performed a pooja of Bhagwati Arya over here. As this place was blessed by the Pandavas, the Devi was named Vardayini and the place was named Vardayini Dham. There is a very big temple of Devi Bhagwati over here and devotees in many numbers come to this temple.