Historical Geography of Ancient India c6.368

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c6.368

*Kaṅkhala (Kanakhala)*.—It is situated two miles to the east of Hardwar at the junction of the Ganges and the Niladhārā. It was the scene of Dakṣa-yajña of the Purāṇas (*Kūrmap.*, Ch. 36; *Vāmanap.*, Chs. 4 and 34; *Liṅgap.*, Pt. 1, Ch. 100). The *Padmapurāṇa* (Ch. 14—*Tīrtha-māhātmya*) mentions it as a *tīrtha* or a holy place (cf. *Mahābhārata*, Vana-parva, 84, 30). The *Yoginītantra* (2-6) mentions it.

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Liṅgapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Vāmanapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Yoginītantra — Sanskrit
Padmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Kūrmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit