Thanesar

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Unnamed Road, Dukh Bhanjan Colony, Thanesar, Haryana 136118, India

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N29° 57' 56.5812" E76° 50' 13.2216"   (29.965717, 76.837006) Start navigation »

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Thanesar (sometimes called Thaneswar and, archaically, Sthanishvara) is a historic town and an important Hindu pilgrimage centre on the banks of the Ghaggar river in the state of Haryana in northern India. It is located in Kurukshetra district, approximately 160 km northwest of Delhi, and Kurukshetra’s urban area now merges with Thanesar.Prabhakarvardhana was a ruler of Thanesar in the early seventh-century CE and was succeeded by his sons, Rajyavardhana and Harsha.

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