title: "Jyotisar — Bhagavad Gita site" tradition_name: "Jyotisar — where Krishna gave the Gita to Arjuna" category: "deity" description: "Jyotisar — Bhagavad Gita site — Jyotisar — where Krishna gave the Gita to Arjuna." tradition: ["Hindu", "Vaishnava"] district: "Kurukshetra" historical_period: "Varies" geographical_spread: "Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, Haryana" audience_level: "All" verification_status: "UNVERIFIED" last_updated: "2026-04-24" mantra: "Tradition-specific" sacred_offerings: ["tradition-specific"] sacred_colours: ["tradition-specific"] sources:
- { tier: 2, type: "book", title: "Hindu tradition sources" }
- { tier: 3, type: "gazetteer", title: "Kurukshetra Gazetteer" } geo:
- country: "India" state: "Haryana" district: "Kurukshetra" town: "Kurukshetra" lat: 29.97 lon: 76.83 temples:
- name: "Main shrine of Jyotisar — Bhagavad Gita site" location: "Kurukshetra" district: "Kurukshetra" state: "Haryana" country: "India" built_century: "Varies" note: "Jyotisar — where Krishna gave the Gita to Arjuna" lat: 29.97 lon: 76.83 festival_dates: ["Annual festival"] festivals:
- name: "Annual Jyotisar — Bhagavad Gita site festival" month: "Seasonally" duration: "1–10 days" worship: daily_rites: ["tradition-specific"] stories:
- title: "Narrative of Jyotisar — Bhagavad Gita site" source: "Tradition" summary: "Jyotisar ("light-essence") at Kurukshetra is where Krishna gave the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on the first day of the Mahābhārata war. The ancient banyan tree under which they sat is venerated. Sound-and-light show every evening. Adjacent Sthāneśvar (Sthāniśvara) — where Shiva granted boon to Arjuna." primary_scriptures:
- title: "Hindu primary texts" type: "scriptural/oral"
Jyotisar — Bhagavad Gita site
Tradition
Hindu / Vaishnava
Location
- Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, Haryana (29.97°N, 76.83°E)
Sacred Narrative
Jyotisar ("light-essence") at Kurukshetra is where Krishna gave the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on the first day of the Mahābhārata war. The ancient banyan tree under which they sat is venerated. Sound-and-light show every evening. Adjacent Sthāneśvar (Sthāniśvara) — where Shiva granted boon to Arjuna.