Pehowa
Pehowa (Devanagari: पेहोवा Pehowā)(old name Pitrudhak Teerth) is a town and a municipal committee in Kurukshetra district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is an important sacred Hindu pilgrimage site, related to Krishna and Mahabharata, within the 48 Kos Parikrama of Kurukshetra. The Hindu genealogy registers at Peohwa, Haryana are kept here at the Pruthudak Tirath on the banks of Sarasvati river.
Pehowa
Prithudak | |
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Town | |
Sarasvati River and temple, Pehowa | |
Pehowa Location in Haryana, India Pehowa Pehowa (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29.98°N 76.58°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Kurukshetra |
| Government | |
| • Type | democratic |
| • Body | Municipal committee |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Sandeep Singh (Bhartiya Janata Party) |
| • Mayor | Ashish Sharma Chakrapani |
| Elevation | 224 m (735 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 38,853 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR 41 |
| Website | haryana |
Pehowa is visited by thousands of Hindus and Sikhs to perform the last rites (pind daan) for their ancestors and loved ones.
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