Chakravyuh - Following the Trail in 21st Century

Abhimanyupur, formerly known as Amin, is a village in Kurukshetra district of Haryana, India. This village is 08 kms from the city of Kurukshetra. This village is famous for being the site where Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna, died in the Mahabharata War. This is the site where the Kauravas arranged the deadly "Chakravyuha" formation and trapped and killed Abhimanyu. This village is part of the 48 kos (192 kms) parikrama of Kurukshetra. There is a 10-meter high mound here that is said to be the remains of a fort that once belonged to Abhimanyu. Somewhere during the Mughal rule Abhimanyupur was renamed as Amin Village by the Islamic invaders who ruled the region.

There is a sacred "kund" (water tank) in Abhimanyupur. It is said that the goddess Aditi gave birth to Surya deva (the Sun God in Hinduism) here. There is also a small temple here. Next to the Aditi Kund and temple are a small kund and temple dedicated to Surya. Villagers generally deposit the "asthi kalash" (mortal remains) of dead people in the Surya Kund. It is said that if any pregnant lady takes a bath in this holy kund and worships at the Aditi Temple, the male child will be brave.

The Abhimanyupur village is part of the 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra. The village used to be called Amin, which was most likely a version of the word "Abhimanyu". In October 2019, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar visited the Amin village as part of his plans to develop an organized tourism circuit of the 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra.During his visit, Manohar Lal Khattar renamed Amin to Abhimanyupur. He also instructed the Kurukshetra Development Board to build a grand statue of Abhimanyu fighting in battle in Abhimanyupur. He also said that Abhimanyupur would be included in the Indian government's Krishna Tourism Circuit. He instructed the Kurukshetra Development Board to develop an Abhimanyu Park, widen the road to Abhimanyupur & build basic amenities like toilets and water facilities in Abhimanyupur and surrounding areas.

It is also the birth place of Rishi Kashyap & hence highly revered as one of the Key pilgrimage centre's of India.