[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v2.c35.126 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c35.126 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c35.126 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c35.126](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c35.126) \*\*Hastināpura\*\*, Hastinapur, (29°9′; 78°3′), Dt Meerut, located on the right bank of an old bed of the Ganga, known in literature and tradition as the capital of the Kauravas of the \*Mahābhārata\* fame. The mound rises some 18 m above the surrounding plain, of which the upper 10 m represent occupational deposits. From n. to s. i.e. along the river-bank, the mound measures about 800 m, while in the e. to w. direction it is hardly half that size. From the top of the mound, looking e.wards one sees a thin stream, known as the Budhi Ganga (old Ganga), at a distance of about 1 km while the main stream is about 7 km farther away. On the bank of the Budhi Ganga, two places known as Draupadi Ghat and Karna Ghat remind one of the \*Mahābhārata\* personages. Three Jaina \*tīrthaṅkaras\*, Śāntinātha, Kunthunātha and Aranātha, are believed to have been associated with Hastināpura. Presently there are two Jaina temples, belonging respectively to the Digambara and Śvetāmbara sects. - [Previous: v2.c35.125](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c35.125) - [Next: v2.c35.127](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c35.127) - [Up: v2.c35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c35) ## Linked texts (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c35.126](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c35.126) · Pramāṇa