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Places
Geographic and sacred places linked to dynasties and events.
Āśrama
Kanva ashrama
Ashrama linked to Shakuntala traditions in epic lore.
Āśrama
Vyasa ashrama
Traditional seat of Vyasa in the north.
Battlefield
Sindhu field
Theatre of Jayadratha's wars with the Pandavas.
City
Ahicchatra
Northern Pancala capital.
City
Ayodhya
Capital of the Ikshvaku / Raghu kings; city of Rama.
City
Champa
Capital of Anga.
City
Dwaraka
Ocean capital of Krishna and the Yadavas.
City
Ekachakra
Where Bhima slays Baka.
City
Gaya
Sacred city of Magadha pilgrimage.
City
Hastinapura
Capital of the Kuru kingdom in the Mahabharata.
City
Indraprastha
Capital raised by the Pandavas on the Khandava tract.
City
Kampilya
Southern Pancala capital; Draupadi's city.
City
Kausambi
Capital of Vatsa.
City
Kundinapura
Vidarbha capital; Rukmini's city.
City
Mahishmati
Narmada city of Kartavirya / Haihaya fame.
City
Mathura
City of Kamsa and early seat of Krishna's deeds.
City
Mithila
Capital of Videha.
City
Pataliputra
Later Magadha capital.
City
Potana
Ashmaka capital on the Godavari.
City
Rajagriha
Hill capital of Magadha.
City
Sakala
Madra capital in epic geography.
City
Shravasti
Kosala capital in many epic lists.
City
Suktimati
Capital of Cedi.
City
Taxila
Capital of Gandhara.
City
Ujjain
Capital of Avanti.
City
Upaplavya
Matsya base before the war.
City
Vaishali
Great city of the Vriji confederacy.
City
Varanavata
Town of the lacquer-house plot.
City
Viratanagara
Matsya capital of the thirteenth year.
Forest
Dvaita Forest
Exile forest associated with the Pandavas and lake episodes.
Forest
Dvaitavana south
Southern margin of the exile forest belt.
Forest
Kamyaka Forest
Forest refuge of the Pandavas during exile.
Forest
Khandava
Forest burned for Indraprastha.
Forest
Naimisharanya
Sacred forest where sages hear the telling of the Mahabharata.
Forest
Nandana
Celestial grove named in epic geography.
Kingdom
Anarta
Saurashtra heartland of the Yadus.
Kingdom
Andhra
Deccan kingdom of the Godavari, Krishna tract.
Kingdom
Anga
Eastern kingdom of Karna; capital Campa.
Kingdom
Aparanta
Western coastal lands (Konkan).
Kingdom
Assaka
Deccan Mahajanapada on the Godavari.
Kingdom
Avanti
Malwa kingdom; capital Ujjayini.
Kingdom
Bahlika
Northern kingdom allied to the Kurus.
Kingdom
Cedi
Kingdom of Shishupala; Ken river region.
Kingdom
Chola
Southern coastal kingdom.
Kingdom
Dasarna
Central kingdom east of Avanti.
Kingdom
Dravida
Far-southern lands in digvijaya lists.
Kingdom
Gandhara
Northwestern kingdom of Gandhari and Shakuni.
Kingdom
Kalinga
Famous eastern coastal kingdom.
Kingdom
Kamboja
Northwestern highland realm.
Kingdom
Karnata
Deccan plateau land in southern lists.
Kingdom
Kashi
Ancient kingdom and sacred city on the Ganga.
Kingdom
Kashmira
Himalayan valley kingdom.
Kingdom
Kekaya
Northwestern clan-kingdom in digvijaya lists.
Kingdom
Kerala
Malabar coastal kingdom.
Kingdom
Kosala
Northern kingdom on the Sarayu.
Kingdom
Kukura
Yadu-related western clan territory.
Kingdom
Kuru
Heartland of the Kauravas and Pandavas.
Kingdom
Madra
Northwestern realm of Madri.
Kingdom
Magadha
Eastern kingdom of Jarasandha at Girivraja.
Kingdom
Malava
Malwa plateau kingdom near Avanti.
Kingdom
Malla
Realm near the Little Gandak.
Kingdom
Matsya core
Core Matsya territory around Virata.
Kingdom
Odra
Eastern coastal realm (Odisha tract).
Kingdom
Panchala
Kingdom of Drupada; home of Draupadi and Dhrishtadyumna.
Kingdom
Pandya
Far-southern kingdom near the tip.
Kingdom
Pragjyotisha
Far-eastern kingdom of Bhagadatta.
Kingdom
Pundra
Eastern realm north of Vanga.
Kingdom
Sauvira
Realm paired with Sindhu in epic lists.
Kingdom
Sindhu
Indus-side kingdom of Jayadratha.
Kingdom
Suhma
Eastern coastal kingdom in digvijaya lists.
Kingdom
Surasena
Mathura region on the Yamuna.
Kingdom
Surashtra
Peninsula kingdom of western Bharata.
Kingdom
Trigarta
Hill kingdom of Susharma; foe of Matsya.
Kingdom
Vajji
Confederacy north of the Ganga.
Kingdom
Vanga
Eastern kingdom of the Bengal delta.
Kingdom
Vatsa
Yamuna kingdom; capital Kaushambi.
Kingdom
Vidarbha
Deccan kingdom of Rukmini.
Kingdom
Videha
East-Gangetic kingdom; Mithila.
Kingdom
Virata
Matsya kingdom where the Pandavas spend their year in disguise.
Mountain
Gandhamadana
Mountain of Bhima's journeys and divine flora.
Mountain
Govardhana
Hill lifted by Krishna to shelter the cowherds from Indra's storm.
Mountain
Meru
Cosmic mountain of northern sacred geography.
Pilgrimage
Badari
Northern tirtha of Nara, Narayana fame.
Pilgrimage
Badarikashrama
Himalayan ashrama of Nara-Narayana; pilgrimage of the epic.
City
Gokula
Cowherd settlement where Krishna is raised by Nanda and Yashoda.
Pilgrimage
Haridwar
Where Ganga enters the plains.
Pilgrimage
Hastinapura ghats
Riverfront of the Kuru capital.
Mountain
Kailasa
Sacred northern mountain of divine geography.
Pilgrimage
Kedara
Himalayan tirtha of Shiva fame in pilgrimage lists.
Pilgrimage
Kurukshetra
Battlefield of the Mahabharata war and setting of the Bhagavad Gita.
City
Lanka
Island realm south of the tip (epic geography).
Pilgrimage
Prabhasa
Shore of the Yadu end.
Pilgrimage
Prayaga
Ganga, Yamuna confluence.
Pilgrimage
Pushkara
Great western tirtha of pilgrimage lists.
Pilgrimage
Vrindavana
Forest grove of Krishna's childhood lilas.
River
Ganga
Sacred river; mother of Bhishma in the epic genealogy.
River
Godavari
Great Deccan river.
River
Kaveri
Great southern river.
River
Krishna River
Deccan river of southern digvijaya geography.
River
Narmada
Great west-flowing central river.
River
Sarasvati
Sacred river of Kurukshetra lore and Vedic memory.
River
Sarayu
River of Kosala in epic geography.
River
Shipra
River of Ujjayini.
River
Sindhu
Great western river marking the edge of epic Bharata.
River
Yamuna
River of Mathura, Vrindavana and Krishna's childhood landscape.