📍 Uttar Pradesh, India
Uttar Pradesh · 5 destinations & hidden spots
Hidden Gem
Old Mound, Hastinapur, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Ancient Shiva temple situated atop the historical Mahabharata mound where the Pandavas worshipped before the Kurukshetra war.
Hidden Gem
Barnawa village, Baghpat district
The site of the infamous Lakshagriha from the Mahabharata, where Duryodhana planned to burn the Pandavas alive in a palace of flammable lac. The Pandavas escaped through an underground tunnel, a portion of which has been partially excavated. An ancient mound with a small museum marks this mythological site.
Hidden Gem
Sardhana town, Meerut district
A remarkable 19th-century neoclassical Roman Catholic Basilica commissioned by Begum Samru, built between 1822 and 1834. The grand twin-towered church contains Begum Samrus ornate marble sarcophagus and is one of the largest churches in North India.
Hastinapur, Meerut District, Uttar Pradesh
Architectural model depicting Jain cosmology featuring a 101-foot tall circular Sumeru Mountain structure, lotus pond, and ornate Digambar Jain tirthankar temples.
Shakumbhari, Saharanpur district
One of the 51 Shakti Peethas of India, a powerful goddess temple set against the forested Shivalik foothills near Saharanpur. The temple marks where the goddess fed the starving universe with vegetables during a 100-year drought. The annual Navratri fair draws millions of devotees from UP and Uttarakhand.
