Pehowa

Pehowa
Prithudak
Town
Sarasvati River and temple, Pehowa
Sarasvati River and temple, Pehowa
Pehowa is located in Haryana
Pehowa
Pehowa
Location in Haryana, India
Pehowa is located in India
Pehowa
Pehowa
Pehowa (India)
Coordinates: 29°59′N 76°35′E / 29.98°N 76.58°E / 29.98; 76.58
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictKurukshetra
Government
 • Typedemocratic
 • BodyMunicipal committee
 • Member of Legislative AssemblySandeep Singh (Bhartiya Janata Party)
 • MayorAshish Sharma Chakrapani
Elevation
224 m (735 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total38,853
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-HR
Vehicle registrationHR 41
Websiteharyana.gov.in

Pehowa (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 the Mahabharata, within the 48 Kos Parikrama of Kurukshetra. The Hindu genealogy registers at Peohwa, Haryana are kept there at the Pruthudak Tirath on the banks of Sarasvati river.

Pehowa is visited by thousands of Hindus and Sikhs to perform the last rites (pind daan).[2]) for their ancestors and loved ones.[3]

  1. ^ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Why is Pind Daan Important?". www.asthivisarjan.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Pind Daan in Kurukshetra – Pehowa, Sannihit Sarovar". www.asthivisarjan.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.