Abhimanyupur
village in Haryana, India
Abhimanyupur (formerly Amin) is a village in Kurukshetra district of Haryana, India. This village is 8 kilometres from the city of Kurukshetra. This village is famous for being the site where Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna, died in the Mahabharata War. This is the site where the Kauravas arranged the deadly "chakravyuha" formation and trapped and killed Abhimanyu. This village is part of the 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra. This village has many sacred places associated with Hinduism.
Background
Etymology
The village used to be called Amin, which was most likely a version of the word "Abhimanyu". In October 2019, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar visited the village as part of his plans to develop an organized tourism circuit of the 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra. During his visit, Manohar Lal Khattar renamed Amin to Abhimanyupur after the Mahabharata-era Abhimanyu.
History
In October 2019, Haryana Chief minister, Manohar Lal Khattar, included Abhimanyupur in the Indian government's Krishna Tourism Circuit development project, under which the site and village will be developed for tourism and amenities for the villagers.
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