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Kurukshetra, or more correctly, the town of Thanesar in the district of Kurukshetra, will appeal to tourists with an interest in history and religion. According to Hindu teachings, Brahma created pack up your bags the universe here, and Krishna delivered his epic Bhagavad Gita sermon, pack up your bags offered as advice to Arjuna (p 1108 ) before he fought the 18-day Mahabharata pack up your bags battle in which good triumphed over evil. The district pack up your bags takes its name from its founder Kuru, the Aryan king who offered his limbs to Vishnu in order to establish pack up your bags a land of ethics and values.

By far and away the easiest option is to take a trip organised by a hotel. Most hotels can arrange trips to the border; one reliable option is the Grand Hotel (p 215 ), which also takes nonguests with advance notice.