Khukhunndo

Khukhunndo is a small town in in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh, India

Location

It is approximately 15 kms East of Deoria city near the border with Bihar state on Deoria Salempur road in Deoria district. Other, nearest market place to this town is Deoria, Bhatni, Salempur, Nunakhar and Barajhaj, in range of 20 km.

Variants of name

• Kakandi
• Kakandi Nagari
• Khukhundoo
• Kishkindha

History

V. S. Agrawala writes that Patanjali makes clear the social status of the sudras in his time. Firstly there were sudras who were not excluded from Aryavrata but were living within its social system. Secondly, there was another class of sudras who were living outside Aryavrata and its society. He cites as examples (1) Kishkindha-Gabdikam (2) Shaka-Yavanam and (3) Saurya-Krauncham. Of these

• Kishkindha may be identified with Pali Khukhunndo in Gorakhpur,
• Gabdikā with Gaddis of Chamba, who were deemed as living outside the limits of Aryavrata,

• Saurya with Saureyya or Soron in Etah district and

• Krauncha with the later Krauncha-dvara some where in Garhwal.

Mythology

Khukhundoo also well known as God Pushpadanta birthplace as a son of King Sugriva and Queen Rama at Kakandi (Khukhundoo) situated on the Jain Circuit. There is ancient God Shiva temple at Khukhundoo.