Hindu religious traditions
Indraprasthaइन्द्रप्रस्थ
Delhi region, India
The Pandavas’ capital in the epic; identification with sites in Delhi belongs to traditional and historical debate.
STORY & TRADITION
The world of Indraprastha.
The Pandavas’ capital in the epic; identification with sites in Delhi belongs to traditional and historical debate.
Earthly Sacred Locations
Details & context.
- Tradition dependence
- High — compare the identified textual or regional account.
- Ancient / sacred name
- Indraprastha
- Modern identification
- Delhi region, India
- Identification confidence
- Traditional identification
- Country / region
- Delhi region, India
- Kingdom / dynasty
- Pandava capital in the Kuru epic
- Associated figures
- Yudhishthira; Arjuna; Mahabharata
- Sacred significance & narrative
- The Pandavas’ capital in the epic; identification with sites in Delhi belongs to traditional and historical debate.
- Events / battles
- See the linked narrative records.
- Historical / archaeological evidence
- This overview does not identify a site-specific excavation report. A living physical place does not prove every event traditionally associated with it.
- Textual geography notes
- Ancient regions, literary geography and modern pilgrimage identifications are distinguished.
- Tradition notes
- Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
Connected worlds.
4 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Characters & Cosmic Entities2
The Sacred Library1
READ THE SOURCES
Texts & references.
01
Mahabharata — Ganguli translation
Complete epic, translated by K. M. Ganguli.
Mahabharata · Translations and numbering vary by edition. Separate the primary text from its commentary.Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.
02
Incredible India — Destination reference
Ministry of Tourism destination portal.
Living sacred geography · For present-day travel geography. Traditional epic identification is a separate claim; no excavation report is asserted here.Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.