PANORAMA ON MAHABHARATA-BATTLE OF KURUKSHETRA

The main attraction of the Centre is a life-like Panorama of the epic battle of Mahabharata fought at Kurukshetra. Standing at the centre of the cylindrical hall, visitors can witness the towering 34 feet high paintings of the episodes, from the 18-day confrontation between the Pandvas and the Kauravas, come alive before their eyes. The compilation of Mahabharata is believed to have been done between c.400 BC to AD 400. The epic is scattered with sporadic statements of scientific importance. They are related to various branches of science like astronomy, medicine, chemistry, botany, zoology, warfare, geographical knowledge etc. Geological evolution of our land, the geography of ancient India and the main characters of the epic etc. support and supplement some of these references. Presentation through slides depicts how and when the seven-continent theory emerged whose earliest references occur in the Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Patanjali