Eklavya temple
| Eklavya temple, Khandsa | |
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 Eklavya temple, Khandsa
Location within Haryana
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| Name | |
| Devanagari | एकलव्य मंदिर, खण्डसा |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 28°25′19″N 76°59′24″E / 28.422°N 76.99°ECoordinates: 28°25′19″N 76°59′24″E / 28.422°N 76.99°E |
| Country | India |
| State/province | Haryana |
| District | Gurugram |
| Locale | Sector 37 |
| Elevation | 217 m (712 ft) |
| Culture | |
| Primary deity | Eklavya |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Hindu Nagara |
| Number of temples | 1 |
| Number of monuments | 1 |
| History and governance | |
| Governing body | Khandsa Panchayat |
Eklavya temple (Hindi: एकलव्य मंदिर) is a temple in Khandsa (Hindi: खण्डसा) village of sector 37 in Gurgaon city of Gurgaon district in the state of Haryana in India. Khandsa It lies on the NH-8 highway near Delhi, is 257 kilometres (160 mi) from the state capital Chandigarh. It has a population of about 9959 persons living in some 1912 households.
There is a Eklavya temple (Hindi: एकलव्य मंदिर) temple in honor of Mahabharata fame Eklavya in Khandsa village in Sector 37 of Gurugram city in Haryana state of India. As per folklore, this is the only temple of Eklavya and it is the place where Eklavya cut his thumb and offered to guru Drona. Locals want the government to develop a tourism circuit in honor of Drona and Eklavya, there is nearby 10-acre Gurugram Bhim Kund (Bhima's pond) developed by guru Drona in Bhim Nagar locality of Gurugram, area also has a temple dedicated to Dronacharya, a temple of Lord Shiva believed to have been set up by Pandavas.
The one-room Eklavya temple was built in 1721 CE by a prosperous villager. Gurugram and this temple is the location where Arjuna saw nothing but the bird's eye before his arrow pierced it, the traditional name of India is Bharata which comes from the Mahabharata tribe of same name from this area. As per the legend after Eklavya chopped his right thumb off and gifted it to Dronacharya as Guru Dakshina here, his thumb was buried here and a samadhi built at the current location of the temple. It is highly revered by the Bhil people and Noia sect who visit it in large numbers from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and other parts of India.
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