Tourism in Jind District includes visits to several places of historical and religious importance. The region comprising the Jind district formed boundary of the holy region of Kurukshetra and many holy places connected with tradition or referred to in religious literature are located in the district. Many of these places are mentioned in Mahabharata, Vamana Purana, Narada Purana and the Padma Purana.
Some of the noteworthy places of interest offered by Jind District are as follows -
Pilgrimage Tourism in Jind District -
There are several legendary religious places in Jind District. Like for instance, there are many tirthas mentioned in the sacred old texts.
Some of them are mentioned below -
Asvini Kumara Tirtha: It lies at village Assan, 14 kms east of Jind and is associated with the Vedic twin deities Asvins. It is mentioned in Mahabharata, Padma, Narada and Vamana Puranas.
Varaha Tirtha: It is situated at around 10 kms from Jind. According to Vamana Purana, this well known tirtha was praised by Lord Vishnu. Padma Purana and Mahabharata inform say that it was the place of Vishnu who stayed here in his boar incarnation.
Ekahamsa Tirtha: It lies at village Ikkas, 5 kms south-west of Jind. According to a local tradition it is associated with Lord Krishna who concealed himself here.
Munjavata Tirtha: It lies at village Nirjan, 6 kms from Jind. The place according to Vamana Purana is associated with Lord Mahadeva.
Yakshini Tirtha: It is located in a village around 8 kms south of Jind. According to Vamana Purana it is located near Munjavata and is the place of Yakshini Mahagrahi.
Pushkara Tirtha: It is situated in village Ponkar Kheri, near about 11 kms south of Jind. According to Puranic traditions, Parasurama founded it. Another place of religious significance here is Kapila Mahayaksha.
Kayasodhana tirtha, Sri Tirtha, Sankhini tirtha, Arantuka tirtha, Dasasvamedha tirtha, Aruna tirtha, Panchanada tirtha and Koti tirtha are some of the other significant religious places located in Jind District.
Leisure Tourism in Jind District -
Apart from these places, there are several popular historical places in Jind District, which are described below -
Jind: Jind is a historical place of the district and is noted for its numerous temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. Raghbir Singh, ruler of Jind, built a temple known as Bhuteshvara temple, with a large tank around it, locally known as `Rani Talab`. It has been renovated and a tourist complex has been built nearby. The other significant places of worship are the temples of Hari Kailash, tanks of Surya Kund, Jawala Maleshvara tirath. There is also a Gurudwara in the sacred memory of Guru Tegh Bahadur.
Ramrai: Ramrai is an ancient village of Jind District. It is connected with the mythological story of Parasurama, incarnation of Vishnu . There is also an old temple of Parasurama here.
Dhamtan Sahib: It is situated about 10 km east of Narwana. It is said to be the ashram of Valmiki and venue of Ashvamedha Yagya of Lord Rama.
Safidon: This place is possibly the site of Sarpadevi referred in Mahabharata and Vamana Purana. This place is associated with several historical legends.
These places of tourist interest at Jind District attract travellers from far and wide and are worth seeing.