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| location = [[Gurugram]] in [[Haryana]] state of [[India]]<br />
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| etymology = [[Bhima]]<br />
| part_of = [[Mahabharata]] folklore<br />
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'''Gurugram Bhim Kund''', also known as '''Pinchokhda Jhod''', is a 10-acre wetland in Bhim Nagar locality of [[Gurgaon]] city of [[Gurugram district]] in the state of [[Haryana]] in [[India]]. It lies between sector 4, 6 and 8 about 3&nbsp;km from Rajiv Chowk.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bhim+Nagar,+Sector+6,+Gurgaon,+Haryana,+India/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x390d19d261392a8f:0xf999eda5c7a5e1cc?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjAkIO43aPMAhXKCo4KHQY8BSAQ8gEIGTAA Gurugram Bhim Kund in Bhim Nagar of Gurgaon]</ref><ref name=BSE1>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/the-guru-in-gurugram-116042201271_1.html Finding Guru Drona]</ref><br />
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== Folklore ==<br />
Gurugram and this pond is the location where [[Arjuna]] saw nothing but the bird's eye before his arrow pierced it. The traditional name of India is [[Bharata (term)|Bharata]] which comes from the [[Mahabharata]] tribe of same name from this area. This 10-acre Gurugram Bhim Kund ([[Bhima]]'s pond) was developed by guru [[Drona]] in the Bhim Nagar locality of [[Gurugram]]. This is where guru [[Drona]]charya use to bathe after teaching archery lessons. This area also has a temple dedicated to [[Drona]]charya, a temple of Lord Shiva believed to have been set up by [[Pandava]]s.<ref name=BSE1/><ref name=HTE1>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/locals-want-tourist-circuit-developed-for-the-guru/story-AQpvmWTxDPWz8sTaP8Od7K.html Locals want tourist circuit developed for the Guru - April 2016]</ref><br />
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==Nearby attractions==<br />
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===Eklavya temple===<br />
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There is an [[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 the guru [[Drona]]. Locals want the government to develop a tourism circuit in honor of Drona and Eklavya.<ref name=HTE1/><ref name=TTE1>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/will-renaming-gurgaon-change-the-fate-of-legendary-temples/222441.html Will renaming Gurgaon change the fate of legendary temples?]</ref><ref name=DNAE1>[https://www.google.com.sg/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=eklavya+temple+gurgaon Gurgaon: From village of Guru Dronacharya to Millennium City]</ref><br />
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===Sheetla Mata Mandir Gurgaon===<br />
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[[Sheetla Mata Mandir Gurgaon]] is a temple dedicated to the [[Shitala|Mata Sheetla]] [[Devi]], who is [[Drona#Kripi - wife of Dronacharya|Kripi]] (wife of [[Drona|Guru Dronacharya]]). the teacher of the [[Pandavas]] and [[Kauravas]] according to the Indian epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. Gurgaon is named after him.<ref name=BBE1>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/the-guru-in-gurugram-116042201271_1.html Guru in gurugram]</ref> The temple is located on Sheetla mata Road in Gurgaon city of [[Gurgaon district]] in the state of [[Haryana]] in [[India]]. It lies between sector 6, 81 and 12-A, near the ammunition depot.<ref>[https://www.google.com.sg/search?q=sheetla+mata+mandir+gurgaon&oq=Sheetla+Mata&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0l5.2259j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8#q=sheetla%20mata%20mandir%20gurgaon&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=28472662,77031621,612&tbm=lcl&tbs=lf:1,lf_ui:2&oll=28.477796323720387,77.03224699550789&ospn=0.007827484837918064,0.012960484414293205&oz=16&fll=28.477796323720387,77.03224699550788&fspn=0.003913734857675877,0.006480229687440442&fz=17&qop=1&rlfi=hd:;si: Sheetla Mata Mandir Map]</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Basai wetland]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://wikimapia.org/17741757/eklavya-s-one-only-temple-in-the-world Map of the only temple of Eklavya in the world]<br />
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