Hastinapur is a city in the Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Hastinapura is described as the capital of the Kuru Kingdom in Hindu texts such as the Mahabharata and the Puranas; it is also mentioned in ancient Jain texts. Hastinapur is located on the right bank of …

2024年10月24日 · 1) Hastinapura was the capital of the kingdom of the Kauravas, belonging to the Kuru dynasty of kings. The throne of this city was the prize over which the Kurukshetra War of the epic Mahabharata was fought.

Hastināpura literally means ‘city of Hastin’. Hastināpura or Hastināvatī has been known to all those familiar with the epic, the Mahā bhārata. It is famous as the capital city first of the Kuru race of kings, the Kauravas first, and then, of the Pāṇḍavas. King Hastin was an ancestor of the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas.

…had reportedly been moved from Hastinapura to Kaushambi when the former was devastated by a great flood, which excavations show to have occurred about the 9th century bce. The Mallas lived in eastern Uttar Pradesh.

2025年2月2日 · Hastinapura, in Hinduism, is a pivotal city linked to the Mahabharata, serving as the capital of the Kuru dynasty, the birthplace of significant events, and a notable location for interactions between key figures, including Krishna and the Pandavas.

Hastinapur (also mentioned as Hastinapura) in the Mahabharata is the capital of the Kurus. The city is first mentioned in the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata. The important events in the Mahabharat took place in the city and power struggle for its throne is the main theme.

Situated on the right bank of the holy Ganges near Meerut, Hastinapur is an ancient town that was the center of the glorious tales of the great Hindu epic Mahabharata. In Sanskrit, Hastinapura translates to 'the City of Elephants'. It was the legendary capital of Kauravas.

Hastinapur is an ancient town which was the centre to the glorious tales of the epic Mahabharata. Situated on the banks of Ganga near Meerut in UP, Hastinapur is also the birth place of three Jain Teerthankara, and it has become an important centre of pilgrimage for the Jains.

2022年2月16日 · Apart from being central to the Hindu epic, Hastinapura is also sacred to the Jain community. It is said that it is the birthplace of three Jain Tirthankaras – Shantinatha, Kunthunath, and Arahanatha. The tales of the Tirthankaras attaining nirvana and kalyanakas at this place are quite famous.

At present, Hastinapur is a city in the Doab region of Uttar Pradesh in India, located about 37 kilometers (23 mi) from Meerut and about 96 kilometers (60 mi) northeast of Delhi on National Highway 34. It is a small settlement situated on 29.17 ° N 78.02 ° …