Kurukshetra
The Gita's first words call it dharmakṣetra, the field of dharma. Jyotisar is honoured as the place where Krishna spoke the Gita.
In the scriptures
[Traditional account]
Kurukshetra was sacred even before the war — the Vedic Brahmanas mention it as a place of sacrifice. The Mahabharata's war was fought here for eighteen days.
Today
- Jyotisar — banyan tree where tradition places the Gita
- Brahma Sarovar — bathing during solar eclipses
- International Gita Mahotsav each December
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