Gurugram Bhim Kund

Gurugram Bhim Kund
Gurugram Bhim Kund
Pinchokda Jhod
	Gurugram Bhim Kund
Location	Gurugram in Haryana state of India
Coordinates	28°25′19″N 76°59′24″E / 28.422°N 76.99°E
Type	pond
Etymology	Bhima
Part of	Mahabharata folklore
Primary inflows	rainwater
River sources	none
Primary outflows	none
Ocean/sea sources	none
Catchment area	Gurugram
Basin countries	India
Managing agency	Gurgaon Municipal Corporation
Surface area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
Average depth	5 to 10 feet (1.5 to 3.0 m)
Max. depth	10 ft (3.0 m)
Surface elevation	217 m (712 ft)
Website	https://www.seotug.in/

Gurugram Bhim Kund, also known as Pinchokhda Jhod, is a 10-acre wetland in Bhim Nagar locality of Gurgaon city of Gurugram district in the state of Haryana in India. It lies between sector 4, 6 and 8 about 3 km from Rajiv Chowk.^[1]^[2]

Folklore[]

Gurugram and this pond is the location where Arjuna saw nothing but the bird's eye before his arrow pierced it. The traditional name of India is Bharata which comes from the Mahabharata tribe of same name from this area. This 10-acre Gurugram Bhim Kund (Bhima's pond) was developed by guru Drona in the Bhim Nagar locality of Gurugram. This is where guru Dronacharya use to bathe after teaching archery lessons. This area also has a temple dedicated to Dronacharya, a temple of Lord Shiva believed to have been set up by Pandavas.^[2]^[3]

Nearby attractions[]

Eklavya temple[]

There is an Eklavya temple (Hindi: एकलव्य मंदिर) temple in honor of Mahabharata fame Eklavya in Khandsa village in Sector 37 of Gurugram city in Haryana state of India. As per folklore, this is the only temple of Eklavya and it is the place where Eklavya cut his thumb and offered to the guru Drona. Locals want the government to develop a tourism circuit in honor of Drona and Eklavya.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Sheetla Mata Mandir Gurgaon[]

Sheetla Mata Mandir Gurgaon is a temple dedicated to the Mata Sheetla Devi, who is Kripi (wife of Guru Dronacharya). the teacher of the Pandavas and Kauravas according to the Indian epic Mahabharata. Gurgaon is named after him.^[6] The temple is located on Sheetla mata Road in Gurgaon city of Gurgaon district in the state of Haryana in India. It lies between sector 6, 81 and 12-A, near the ammunition depot.^[7]

References[]

External links[]

Map of the only temple of Eklavya in the world

[1] Gurugram Bhim Kund in Bhim Nagar of Gurgaon

[BSE1-2] Finding Guru Drona

[HTE1-3] Locals want tourist circuit developed for the Guru - April 2016

[TTE1-4] Will renaming Gurgaon change the fate of legendary temples?

[DNAE1-5] Gurgaon: From village of Guru Dronacharya to Millennium City

[BBE1-6] Guru in gurugram

[7] Sheetla Mata Mandir Map

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v t Hindu temples in Haryana
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Bhiwani	Radha Swami Dinond Star temple
Charkhi Dadri	Hanuman Temple Keekar Vasni
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Fatehabad	Shyam mandir Bhisnoi mandir
Gurgaon	Ancient Shiv Temple Bhim Kund Shiva temple Dronacharya Temple Ekalavya Temple Sheetla Mata Mandir Gurgaon
Hisar	Agroha Dham Bua Kanwari Dham
Jhajjar	Mata Bhimeshwari Devi
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Mahendragarh	Dhosi Hill
Nuh	Jhirkeshwar mahadev
Palwal	Bada Hindu Mandir
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Panipat	Shri Devi temple
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Sonipat	Bharam Puri Maharaj Shiv Temple Chhapadeshwar Mahadev Mandir Dadi Rani Ridhana mandir Kali Mata Temple and Pandav well Shambhunath temple in Nahri Tirath Satkumbha temple
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v t Gurgaon district topics
Cities and towns	Dundahera Farrukhnagar Gurgaon Gurgaon Rural Samaspur Pataudi Sohna Kanhai Manesar
Monuments	Pataudi Palace
Transport	Delhi Gurgaon Expressway Kundli–Manesar–Palwal Expressway NH 8
Lok Sabha constituencies	Gurgaon
Education	Institutions
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