This book is the first comprehensive account of Pehowa, one of the oldest and most sacred place (tirtha), located on the banks of the illustrious Rigvedic river Saraswati, in the Kurukshetra region. It is believed that Yudhisthira performed the obsequies of all those who died in the great war of Mahabharata, here. After giving the geographical and archaeological background and the historical survey of region, the book presents an account of the different places of pilgrimage- tirthas, asramas, holy spots connected with sages and divinities etc., at and near Pehowa, giving copious textual citations.
ISBN: 8173052727
Author: Handa, Devendra
Published by: ARYAN BOOKS INTERNATIONAL
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