Panipat, Historical city in Haryana, India
Panipat is a city in Haryana state in northern India, stretching along the Grand Trunk Road between Delhi and Ambala. Wide avenues connect the old town with industrial areas to the east, while residential quarters surround the railway station in the center.
Three major battles took place here that each determined control over northern India: the first in 1526 when Babur defeated the Delhi Sultanate. The third battle in 1761 between the Marathas and Ahmad Shah Durrani ranks among the bloodiest conflicts of the 18th century.
The city takes its name from a legend about the five Pandava brothers from the Mahabharata who founded a settlement here. Today pilgrims visit the Devi temple on the western edge, while residents celebrate regional festivals with dangal wrestling matches and folk dances.
The main railway station sits about a kilometer from the old town center and connects the city to Delhi southward and Chandigarh northward. Most shops and markets concentrate around GT Road Chowk, where rickshaws and local buses circulate.
Though the city is known for its textile industry, many workshops also produce recycling products from old fabrics that are exported worldwide. In the alleys of the old town you can watch weavers at work on traditional handlooms.
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