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Kurukshetra is a land of historical importance. Historically the land belonged to Punjab now a district inHaryana state of India. It is a holy place and is also known as Dharmakshetra ("Holy City"). According to the Puranas Kurukshetra is named after King Kuru the ancestor of Kauravas and Pandavas as depicted in epic Mahabharata. Thanesar or Sthaneswar is a historical town located adjacent to what is now the newly created Kurukshetra city. Thanesar derives its name from the word "Sthaneshwar" which means "Place of God". In some ancient Hindu texts the boundaries of Kurukshetra correspond roughly to the state of Haryana. Thus according to the Taittiriya Aranyaka the Kurukshetra region is south of Turghna (Srughna/Sugh in Sirhind Punjab) north of Khandava (Delhi and Mewat region) east of Maru (desert) and west of Parin.
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