Religious/ Spiritual

Gurudwara Manji Sahib is situated on the National Highway 1, known as Sher Shah Suri Marg. The Sikh shrine wasis constructed at the place visited place by the sixth Guru, of Guru Hargobind Singh on his way to meet Mughal emperor, Jahangir. Gurudwara Manji Sahib also features a pond and a baoli (well), which is believed to have been constructed during the stay of Guru Hargobind Singh.

As per the legend of the shrine, the villagers of Majri complained of the water scarcity. Addressing their issue of perennial water shortage, Guru advised natives to dig a baoli. Owing to this, the famous pilgrim centre is also known as Baoli Sahib.

Lakhnaur Sahib Gurudwara is one of the major pilgrim centres associated with Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh. According to historians, Lakhnaur village was the paternal place of Mata Gujari, wife of Guru Tegh Bahadur Singh. Guru Gobind Singh, the last human Sikh Guru, stayed at the native place of his mother during his childhood.

As per the folklore of the region, Guru Nanak also visited the place along with his son Baba Shri Chand in 1499 AD. Some other stories of Gurudwara are also linked with saints like Shah Arfdeen, Pir of Karnal and Syed Shah Mira Bheek Sinhanvi. They paid homage to the last guru at this place, which was later transformed to a Sikh worship place.

Shri Ram Sharanam is situated in Panipat as an emblem of devotion to Shri Ram as well as of selfless service humanity in the war. The structure of this place includes congregation halls and the atmosphere of this place is of holiness and devotion.

The Devi Temple of Panipat exists on the banks of a large tank and is dedicated to a local goddess. This temple is known for its unique architecture and ancient sculptures. Another nearby attraction to this temple includes a Shiva temple known as the Mangal Raghunath. This temple draws its name from a Maratha Ruler, Mangal Raghunath, who built it. This temple survived the battle of Panipat and still exists in the place as a popular pilgrimage destination.

Rantuka Yaksh is one of the four Yakshas present in Kurukshetra. As per the ancient Vamana Purana, this place is regarded as the entry point of the Kurukshetra region and visitors who come here initiate their travel with a holy dip in River Saraswati. This shrine is located on the banks of River Saraswati in Bir Pipli behind the police line region of Pipli.

The Lakshmi Narayan Temple is an ancient temple that belongs to the 18th century and the temple is dedicated to God Narayana and Goddess Laxmi. The structure of this temple is a double storied architecture with flights of steps running down.

The temple basically stands on a massive platform with three different components like Vestibule, Sanctum and Saptaratha. The main aim behind the structure and establishment of sanctum-sanctorum is the seven projections.

The Ararak tirtha is located on the southern part of River Saraswati with different gods in different locations.

Timing: Early morning around 4:00 am to late in the evening.

Pavanhrad Tirtha is located at Pavnava village. It is 18 km away from Kurukshetra and 13 km away from Pehow. This is the only tirtha associated with Pavan (Wind God). The word Pavanhrad constitutes of two words viz. ‘pavan’ meaning wind and ‘hrad’ meaning lake.

This tirth is considered to be one of the most important of all the 49 maruta tirthas, which is visited by Hindu devotees.

Kapil Muni Tirtha is dedicated to the renowned author of Sankhya Philosophy, Saint Kapila, and is located in Kalayat, which is an ancient village near Narwana. Kapil Muni Tirtha is one of the most popular pilgrimages located in the Kurukshetra region.

The region of Kalayat consists of certain architectures that are considered to be very rare like the brick temple in the northern part of India. This temple belongs to the 7th century AD and was built by King Salwan.

Phalgu Tirtha is located in the region of Pharal, which is about 33 km from Kurukshetra, on the Kaithal Kurukshetra Road. Pharal is one of the seven forests located in the region of Kurukshetra while the other forest areas are Kamyak van, Aditi van, Vyasa van, Suryavan, Madhuvan, Sitvan and Phalki van or Pharal.

Phalgu is referred in both the epics of Mahabharata and the Vamana Purana. This tirth is visited by several pilgrims.