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It is located 92km North of Delhi on the banks of the river Yamuna. Panipat is renowed for the famous battle that took place here. The roots of the town of Panipat a District Headquarter 34 kilomerters south of Karnal on Sher Shah Suri Marg – goes to antiquity. Excavations of the Panipat Grey Ware a district Kind of pottery at Panipat has revealed the existence of early Aryan settlements at the place. Panipat was one of the five disputed “Prasthas” during the Mahabharata War.Historically speaking, Paniapt has ever been more importance politically as well as administratively than Karnal. In the days gone by, it was described by the French Traveller Jacquemount, as the largest city except Delhi which he saw in North India .There was originally one Tehsil at Panipat alone . The headquarters of the district has remained at Panipat till as late as 1854, when was shifted to Karnal.

The old fort is in shambles today. The walled city of Panipat, which has 15 gates gently from all sites towards the fort. It strategic location has made Panipat the scene of some of the historical battles in Indian History. The Mughals Babar onwards had always had a soft cornor for the city. Under the Patronage of the Muslim rulers, Panipat emerged as a centre of Sufi saints, Muslim scholars, the ologians and Mughal aries. Most of the Historical Building in date neck to their reign.

By Rail: The city Railway station called Panipat Junction is one of the major railway stations on the Delhi Ambala/Jammu Section. It is about 96 Kilometers from Delhi Railway Station, 103 KM from New Delhi Railway Station and 107 KM from Hazrat Nizammudin Railway station of Delhi. It takes approximately from one hour to one and half hours by train to reach Panipat junction.

By Road: It is well connected by National Highway. The historic Grand Trunk Road (GT Road/National Highway 1) passes right through the heart of Panipat from Kolkata to Amritsar (and further beyond the Indian border of Wagah). Regular and direct bus services from Maharana Pratrap Inter-State Bus Terminus (Popularly known as ISBT), New Delhi is available every 15-20 minutes. You can also board the buses to Ambala, Chandigarh, Amritsar etc. to reach Panipat. (Panipat is about 96 Kms from ISBT Delhi).

It is located near Tehsil Offcie at Panipat. Ibrahim Lodhi fought fiercely with his uncle Babur, in the battle known to us today as the “First Battle of Panipat” and was slained and burried at this place. It was one of Sher Shah Suri’s dying regret that he could never fulfil his intention of erecting a tomb to the fallem monarch. Much later, the British erected a plain plateform over the place, with ashort Urdu Inspriction on it.

Babur laid the foundation of garden of Kabuli Bagh along with a mosque and a tank after the First battle to commemorate his victory over Ibrahim Lodhi. Some years later when Humayun defeated Salem Shah near Panipat, he added a masonary Platform to it and called it ‘Chabutra” Fateh Mubarak, bearing the inspription 934 Hijri (A.D.1557).These building and the garden still exist under the name of Kabuli Bagh called so after Babur’s wife – Mussammat Kabuli begum.

It is located by the Bidkiar lake, a picturesque man-made lake. In 1767, it passed to the Sikh leader Bhai Desu Singh whose descendants, the Bhais of Khaithal, achieved some prominence on the Indian side of the Sutlej before the British acquired the territory in 1843. The old ruined fort of the Bhais overlooks the lake.

It is located 20 km away from Delhi’s city centre, between the villages of Baharpur and Lakkarpur in Haryana. The village got its name from a splendid water tank that is believed to have been constructed by the Rajput king Suraj Pal in the 11th century. The main attraction of Surajkund is the annual Surajkund Crafts Mela which is held between the 1st and 15th February in the village complex. This fair is organized on the periphery of the water tank and brings together potters, weavers, embroiderers, wood carvers, metal workers, stonesmiths, painters and other craftsmen, across the county.

A temple dedicated to local deity exists on the bank of a large tank. A Shiva temple believed to have been built by Maratha named Mangal Raghunath who had remained in Panipat after the battle, also exists besides it.

According to the tradition, the site 8 Kilometers from Panipat and 42 Kilometers from Karnal, where Sadashiv Rao Bhau commanded his maratha forces during the third battle of Panipat was marked, by a black Mango Tree (Kala Amb) which has since disappeared. The dark colour of its foliage was probably 0the origin of the name. The site has a brick Piller with an iron rod and the structure is surrounded by an iron fence.The site is being developed and beautified by a society with Governor, Haryana as its President.

The counrty side is no less famous than the city of Panipat remanets of various buildings and structure alongwith galical and archaeologocal intrest.

This gate is situated in the middle of Panipat city historical importance to Nawab Salar Juge, The gate still denoting its archacological interest .

Seven hundared years old this tomb is known as Dargah of Shah Kalandar Khizar Khan son of allau-din Khilji who got this tomb constructed. Bu-Ali-Shah kalander was born in 1190 A.D. His father’s name was Salar Fakirudin.

There are tombs of Hakim Mukaram Khan and Khawaja Altaf Hussain Hali in the premises of this tomb. Hali was a great Urdu poet. A large number of people from all walks of life, Hindu, Muslims, Sikh and Christians visit the tomb of Shah Kalandar and offer prayers here on every Thursday.

Shri Ram Sharnam stands as an emblem of supreme devotion to Shri Ram and Selfless service of humanity in the war : ravaged historical city of Panipat. The grace and dignity of its congregation halls and its atmosphare suffused with pity and devotion attract devotees in large numbers. With ceutres spread all over India and abrod, Shri Ram Sharnam Panipat has the honour of being the only prayer hall inaugrated by Swami Satya Nandji himself in 1960, who described it as devinely inspired. swamiji’s great desciple Maa Shakuntala Devi and Maa Darshi Devi, the present head of Shri Ram Sharnam have worked with great commitment and devotion to develop it into a singular place for the mental, moral and spiritual advancement of its innumerable devotees.