Haryana - Pilgrimages and Temples

Religious Traditions of Haryana:

- Shakti Peetha → Kurukshetra (Kurukshetra Shakti Peetha)

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Krishna Tradition of Haryana:
(Mahabharata)

• Kurukshetra → Sri Krishna met the inhabitants of Vrindavana at Kurukshetra during a solar eclipse.
- Sri Krishna delivered the message of Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna in the battlefield of Kurukshetra.

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Shiva Tradition of Haryana:

• Kurukshetra → Lord Shiva abides in Kurukshetra as the ancient Sthaneshwar Mahadev.

• Adi Badri → Lord Shiva abides in Adi Badri (of Haryana) as Sri Adi Kedarnath.

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Devi Tradition of Haryana:
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

• Kurukshetra → Devi abides in Kurukshetra as Kurukshetra Shakti Peetha (identified with Devi Bhadrakali).

• Pehowa → Devi abides in Pehowa (Pitrudhak Teertha) as Devi Saraswati.

• Adi Badri → Devi abides in Adi Badri (of Haryana) as Mantra Devi.

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Vishnu Tradition of Haryana:

• Adi Badri → Lord Vishnu abides in Adi Badri (of Haryana) as Sri Adi Badrinarayan.

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Saraswati Tradition of Haryana:

• Adi Badri → River Saraswati originates from Adi Badri of Haryana.

• Pehowa → River Saraswati flows through Pehowa (Pitrudhak Teertha). There is a temple of Saraswati in Pehowa.

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Sacred Geography of Haryana:

Mountains:
☗ Shivalik Hills → Adi Badri

Rivers:
► Saraswati Udgam → Adi Badri
▬ Saraswati flows → Pehowa

Lakes:
◼ Brahma Sarovar → Kurukshetra
◼ Sannihit Sarovar → Kurukshetra