
City in Haryana, India
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Sonipat or Sonepat (सोनीपत Sonīpat) is an ancient town in South Haryana.
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Baba dham' is the main attractive religious temple and status symbol of Sonipat. It is a very neat and clean temple with many small temples within such as Sani Mandir, Sai Mander, Radha Kirshan Mandir, and more. This temple is found in the outskirts of Sonipat near the Kami-Bhuri road.
Red sandstone and 'kankar' block monument with highly decorated floral ceiling.
Religious followers have visited here for centuries in order to pray at the lotus feet of Mata Shri Chhinnamastika Devi.
At the outskirts of the city one can enjoy the site of Mughal Buildings which lie unprotected. Among them is the Mosque of Abdullah Nasir-ud-din, who was a descendant from Mushid of Iran kijjar makkbara. In Sonipat Kijjar Makkbara is the most beautiful garden having very rich historic legend associated with it. When visiting Sonipat, one must see this site. It is reserved heritage and open to the public during the whole year. It is very beautiful with green grass and beautiful plants. It is situated in outer part of the city in village Jatwada.
A very religious site as well as a popular tourist destination.
One of the oldest temples in Sonipat.
One of the oldest, if not the oldest temples in Sonipat.
The river flows besides the rural belt of the city with its holy waters which turn into a Black Nullah after entering the National Capital Delhi. It also acts as a natural boundary also between state of Haryana and the state of Uttar Pradesh.
You can reach Sonipat by train and road directly. The city is on the Northern Railways' Ambala-Delhi rail route and a number of passenger trains pass through it daily.
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