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Kankhal

Kankhal is a historic pilgrimage town in Haridwar in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand state in India. Historically, a distinct town adjoining Haridwar, Kankhal was brought under a common municipal administration with Haridwar and Jwalapur in 1868 due to subsequent urban expansion. It is now administered by the Haridwar Municipal Corporation. It is regarded as one of the five traditional pilgrimage sites, 'Panch Tirth' within Haridwar, with other spots being Gangadwara (Har ki Pauri), Kushwart (Kusha Ghat in Haridwar), Bilwa Teerth (Mansa Devi Temple) and Neel Parvat (Chandi Devi Temple). Known as Kanakhala in Sanskrit literature, the pilgrimage site is mentioned in the Mahabharata, Vayu Purana and in Kalidasa's poem Meghaduta, written in 4th-century CE. The town later developed as a centre of temples, akharas, ashrams, pilgrimage residences and old 'havelis with wall paintings built by Hindu pilgrims in the 19th century. Its main sacred sites include the Daksheswar Mahadev Temple and Sati Kund, which are associated in Hindu tradition with the sacrifice of Daksha, the self-immolation of Sati and the origin of Virabhadra. Kankhal also has a host of ashrams, including Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama established in 1901, Ma Anandamayi Ashram and numerous other ashrams.

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Kankhal is a historic pilgrimage town in Haridwar in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand state in India. Historically, a distinct town adjoining Haridwar, Kankhal was brought under a common municipal administration with Haridwar and Jwalapur in 1868 due to subsequent urban expansion. It is now administered by the Haridwar Municipal Corporation. It is regarded as one of the five traditional pilgrimage sites, 'Panch Tirth' within Haridwar, with other spots being Gangadwara (Har ki Pauri), Kushwart (Kusha Ghat in Haridwar), Bilwa Teerth (Mansa Devi Temple) and Neel Parvat (Chandi Devi Temple). Known as Kanakhala in Sanskrit literature, the pilgrimage site is mentioned in the Mahabharata, Vayu Purana and in Kalidasa's poem Meghaduta, written in 4th-century CE. The town later developed as a centre of temples, akharas, ashrams, pilgrimage residences and old 'havelis with wall paintings built by Hindu pilgrims in the 19th century. Its main sacred sites include the Daksheswar Mahadev Temple and Sati Kund, which are associated in Hindu tradition with the sacrifice of Daksha, the self-immolation of Sati and the origin of Virabhadra. Kankhal also has a host of ashrams, including Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama established in 1901, Ma Anandamayi Ashram and numerous other ashrams.

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  1. date of establishment: 1901 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 1846 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of foundation: 1901 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. date of foundation: 1902 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1901". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1846". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1901". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1902". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368646588

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