Shahbad

Shahbad a town and a Municipal Committee in Kurukshetra district in the Indian state of Haryana. It belongs to Ambala Division. It is located 23 KM towards North from District head quarters Kurukshetra. 76 KM from State capital Chandigarh towards North. It is situated on the left bank of the Markanda River, 20 km south of Ambala Cantonment and 22 km from the historical city Kurukshetra. It has a historic gurdwara of those times and many temples including ‘Shri Markandeshwar Mahadev Shiv Mandir’, ‘Balasundri Mandir’, ‘Durga Mandir’.

A large temple on the banks of the river, which is called Markandeya Mandir, after the name of the famous Maharishi Markandeya. An ancient Shiva Temple is situated in the city. It is said that the idea for a Shiv temple originally came to a military guard who was guarding the railway bridge adjacent to the present temple. Gurdwara Mastgarh is on a high ground in the northeastern part of the town. The original prayer hall, under a high dome is used as the divan hall. The &l