Chulkana
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Chulkana | |
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  Chulkana Location in Haryana, India | |
| Coordinates: 29°12′09″N 76°59′11″E / 29.202434°N 76.986287°ECoordinates: 29°12′09″N 76°59′11″E / 29.202434°N 76.986287°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Panipat district |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Website | haryana.gov.in |
Chulkana is a village situated in Haryana,India. It comes under district Panipat, municipality Samalkha. The village is situated 3.7 km away from Samalkha. The main landmark is the "Khatu Shayam Mandir", "Baba Lakisher temple", situated in the center of the village. Chulkana is moderately populated. Gujjar (Chhoker clan) is native and dominant landlord community residing here .
History[]
The village have two mythological figures "Baba Lakeshwar (Shri Chunkat Rishi Jee Maharaaj)" and "Khatu Shyam". Every year a fair is organized in the month of March in "Khatu Shyam" temple around the "holi" festival.
The other mythological story rooted here is of the king "Chakva Bain" who once ruled the village and its surrounding areas. The king was very arrogant over his powers and so encountered a disastrous end to him and his empire. He was defeated by a saint "Chunkat Rishi" whom he considered inferior and wanted to punish for disobeying him.The temple of the king "Chakva Vain" and "Chunkat Rishi" still resides in the village.
There's also a lake named "Satkhumba" which is considered holy by the local residents.
Another folklore mentions that Barbareak's body(separated from his head) fell there at the time of Mahabharata.
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