Chuchukarnava Tirtha

Chuchukarnava Tirtha is a sacred Hindu pilgrimage site located in Chorkarsa village, Indri tehsil, Karnal district, Haryana, within the 48-Kos Kurukshetra sacred circuit. Centered on a holy water tank (tirtha) with adjacent shrines, it is traditionally associated with the sage Chuchuka and mentioned in ancient texts including the Mahabharata and Vamana Purana. The site is visited for ritual bathing, prayers and ancestral rites and is maintained as a rural religious landmark.

Visitors can expect a rural sacred tank (sarovar) with ghats and small adjacent Hindu shrines in Chorkarsa village. The setting is open and quiet, surrounded by agricultural fields and village settlement. Pilgrims perform ritual bathing, prayers and pind daan. There is a simple temple structure, open courtyard and informational signage about the tirtha's association with the 48-Kos Kurukshetra Parikrama. Facilities are basic and the experience is primarily devotional and sightseeing.

Chuchukarnava Tirtha is listed among the tirthas of Kurukshetra described in the Mahabharata (Vana Parva) and Vamana Purana. Tradition associates the tirtha with sage Chuchuka (Chuchukarnava) who is said to have performed austerities here. As part of the 48-Kos Kurukshetra pilgrimage circuit, it has been a place of ritual bathing and ancestral rites for centuries and is recognized by the Kurukshetra Development Board and Haryana government in the official list of Kurukshetra tirthas.

The tirtha holds religious significance for Hindus as a sacred bathing site where pilgrims seek purification and perform prayers and pind daan for ancestors. It is an active part of the 48-Kos Kurukshetra Parikrama undertaken during solar eclipses, Somavati Amavasya and other auspicious occasions, reflecting the living pilgrimage tradition of the Kurukshetra region.