[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.3856 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3856 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3856 - **Language:** English ### [c9.3856](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3856) VĀRANĀVATA. The place where Duryodhana built the wax-house for the Pāṇḍavas. It is believed that the modern village Varṇava, 19 miles north east to Meerut in North India, is the place where this Vāraṇāvata stood. Information about Vāraṇāvata found in Mahābhārata, is given below; - [Previous: c9.3855](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3855) - [Next: c9.3857](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3857) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3856](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3856) · Pramāṇa