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Āryāvarta
Āryāvarta (Sanskrit: आर्यावर्त, lit. "Land of the Aryans", aːrjaːˈʋərtə) is a term for the northern Indian subcontinent along with some other parts in the ancient Hindu texts such as Dharmashastras and Sutras, referring to the area of the Indian subcontinent settled by Indo-Aryan tribes and where Indo-Aryan religion and rituals predominated. The limits of Āryāvarta extended over time, as reflected in the various sources, as the influence of the Brahmanical ideology spread eastwards in post-Vedic times.
Purohita
Purohita (पुरोहित), in the Hindu context, means chaplain or family priest within the Vedic priesthood. In Thailand and Cambodia, it refers to the royal chaplains. The word purohita derives from the Sanskrit, puras meaning "front", and hita, "placed". The word is also used synonymously with the word pandit, which also means "priest". Tirtha purohita means the purohita who sit at the fords of the holy rivers or holy tanks and who have maintained the records of the forefathers of the Hindu family for thousands of years.
Période védique
La Période védique ou Âge védique est la période de l’histoire de l'Inde où les textes hindouistes canoniques, tels que les quatre védas, les Brāhmaṇas, les Āraṇyaka et les Upaniṣad ont été composés en sanskrit védique, une forme du sanskrit. La culture associée à cette période, parfois désignée comme civilisation védique, s’est développée au nord et au nord-ouest du sous-continent indien. La période védique étant, par définition, celle où s’est développée la littérature védique, on peut la situer au IIe millénaire av.
Mahajanapadas
thumb|upright=1.6|Les seize Mahâ-Janapadas au av. J.-C. Les Mahajanapadas (sanskrit sa), littéralement les « grands royaumes », sont d'anciens royaumes ou pays indiens. Les anciens textes bouddhistes comme l'Anguttara Nikaya font fréquemment référence à seize grands royaumes ou républiques (Solas Mahajanapadas) qui ont évolué et se sont épanouis dans une ceinture qui s'étend du Gandhara dans le nord-ouest à Anga dans la partie orientale du sous-continent indien et notamment une partie de la région trans-Vindhya, avant la montée du bouddhisme en Inde.
Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra ( en sanskrit) est une ville et un lieu de pèlerinage religieux en Inde dans l'état d'Haryana, dans le district de Kurukshetra, non loin de Delhi. L'endroit est célèbre pour avoir été le champ de la bataille de Kurukshetra, un combat épique dont parle le récit sacré de l'hindouisme: le Mahabharata et plus spécifiquement la Bhagavad-Gita. Il décrit le combat entre les Kauravas et les Pandavas, avec comme protagonistes principaux le héros Arjuna et son conducteur de char, Krishna.
Surasena
Kingdom of Surasena (or Sourasena) (Sanskrit: ) was an ancient Indian region corresponding to the present-day Braj region in Uttar Pradesh, with Mathura as its capital city. Surasena kingdom was Shoorsaini Dynasty. According to the Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya, Surasena was one of the solasa (sixteen) Mahajanapadas (big settlements) in the 6th century BCE. Also, it is mentioned in the Hindu epic poem, the Ramayana. The ancient Greek writers (e.g., Megasthenes) refer to the Surasena and its cities, Methora and Cleisobra.
District de Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. The town of Kurukshetra, a sacred place for the Hindus, is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district occupies an area of 1530.00 km2. The district has a population of 964,655 (2011 census). This district is part of Ambala division. Kurukshetra is also the land of Srimad Bhagawad Gita. Jyotisar is the place in Kurukshetra where Krishna is believed to deliver the sermon of Gita to Arjuna in the Mahabharata.
Hastinapur
Hastinapur ou Hastinapura (हस्तिनापुर, sanskrit : हस्तिनापुर, IAST : hastināpura) est une ville et un nagar panchayat de l'Uttar Pradesh, en Inde. Hastinapur fut la capitale légendaire du royaume des Kaurava, appartenant à la dynastie des rois de Kuru. Le trône de la ville était l'enjeu de la guerre de Kurukshetra que met en scène le Mahābhārata, la grande épopée indienne. Tous les évènements du Mahābhārata eurent lieu dans cette cité.
Hisar
Hisar also known as Hissar is an industrial city, municipal corporation and administrative headquarters of Hisar district of Hisar division in the state of Haryana in northwestern India. It is located 161.2 km (100.16 mi) to the west of New Delhi, India's capital, and has been identified as a counter-magnet city for the National Capital Region to develop as an alternative centre of growth to Delhi. The city was founded in 1354 AD, as Hisar-e-Firoza by Firoz Shah Tughlaq, the Sultan of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.
Thanesar
Thanesar is a historic city and an important in Kurukshetra district of the state of Haryana in northern India. It is located in Kurukshetra district, approximately 160 km northwest of Delhi. Kurukshetra's area merges with Thanesar. Thanesar (Sthanishwar) was the capital and seat of power of the Pushyabhuti dynasty, whose rulers conquered most of Aryavarta following the fall of the Gupta Empire. The Pushyabhuti emperor Prabhakarvardhana was a ruler of Thanesar in the early seventh century CE.