Gurugram Bhim Kund
{{Short description|Wetland in India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
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| name = Gurugram Bhim Kund
| other_name = Pinchokda Jhod
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| pushpin_map = India Haryana
| pushpin_map_alt = Location of the wetland within Haryana
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| location = Gurugram in Haryana state of India
| coords = {{coord|28.422|N|76.99|E}}
| type = pond
| etymology = Bhima
| part_of = Mahabharata folklore
| inflow = rainwater
| rivers = none
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| catchment = Gurugram
| basin_countries = India
| agency = Gurgaon Municipal Corporation
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| elevation = {{convert|217|m|abbr=on}}
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{{Hinduism}}
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.[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bhim+Nagar,+Sector+6,+Gurgaon,+Haryana,+India/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x390d19d261392a8f:0xf999eda5c7a5e1cc?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjAkIO43aPMAhXKCo4KHQY8BSAQ8gEIGTAA Gurugram Bhim Kund in Bhim Nagar of Gurgaon][http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/the-guru-in-gurugram-116042201271_1.html Finding Guru Drona]
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.[http://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/locals-want-tourist-circuit-developed-for-the-guru/story-AQpvmWTxDPWz8sTaP8Od7K.html Locals want tourist circuit developed for the Guru - April 2016]
Nearby attractions
=Eklavya temple=
{{main|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.[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/will-renaming-gurgaon-change-the-fate-of-legendary-temples/222441.html Will renaming Gurgaon change the fate of legendary temples?][https://www.google.com.sg/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=eklavya+temple+gurgaon Gurgaon: From village of Guru Dronacharya to Millennium City]
=Sheetla Mata Mandir Gurgaon=
{{main|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.[http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/the-guru-in-gurugram-116042201271_1.html Guru in gurugram] 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.[https://www.google.com.sg/search?q=sheetla+mata+mandir+gurgaon&oq=Sheetla+Mata&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0l5.2259j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8#q=sheetla%20mata%20mandir%20gurgaon&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=28472662,77031621,612&tbm=lcl&tbs=lf:1,lf_ui:2&oll=28.477796323720387,77.03224699550789&ospn=0.007827484837918064,0.012960484414293205&oz=16&fll=28.477796323720387,77.03224699550788&fspn=0.003913734857675877,0.006480229687440442&fz=17&qop=1&rlfi=hd:;si: Sheetla Mata Mandir Map]
See also
References
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External links
- [http://wikimapia.org/17741757/eklavya-s-one-only-temple-in-the-world Map of the only temple of Eklavya in the world]
{{Hindu temples in Haryana}}
{{Haryana}}
{{Gurgaon district topics}}
Category:Hindu temples in Haryana