Hastinapur

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Very well known city during Mahabharata period.
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. All incidents in the epic Mahabharata have taken place in this city of Hastinapura. The first reference to Hastinapur in Hindu mythology comes as the capital of Emperor Bharata.
Population 2011 census: 26,452
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastinapur
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Coordinates:   29°9'24"N   77°59'41"E

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  • please dont deteriorate it by putting your locations
  • it is a very small villege.there are people who do not give the cost of electricity.they got the electricity as the bless of god.they used the electricity as many purposes.they do not save the light.so i request the people of this villege to save the light. that's all.
  • I'M BACK TO HASTINAPUR. I'LL NOT FORGIVE THE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT WORSHIP ME.