being. Kurukshetra has been an important pil-
grimage site from ancient times (perhaps since the
time of the Mahabharata). It is mentioned as such
in different PURANAS.
Further reading: J. A. B. van Buitenen, trans., The
Mahabharata, Vol. 1, The Book of the Beginnings, Vol. 2,
The Book of the Assembly Hall, vol. 3, The Book of Virata
and the Book of Effort (Chicago: University of Chicago
Press, 1973–78); Cornelia Dimmitt and J. A. B. van
Buitenen, Classical Hindu Mythology: A Reader in the
Sanskrit Puranas (Philadelphia: Temple University Press,
1978); E. Washburn Hopkins, Epic Mythology (Delhi:
Motilal Banarsidass, 1986); P. C. Roy, The Mahabharata
of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, 12 vols. (Calcutta: Bharata
Karyalaya, 1888–96); W. J. Wilkins, Hindu Mythology,
Vedic and Puranic (Calcutta: Rupa, 1973).Kurus See MAHABHARATA.
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