A sacred place on the banks of the river गङ्गा . There is a great banyan tree named प्रमाणकोटि at this place. It was at this spot of the river that दुर्योधन poisoned भीमसेन and threw him into the river, bound hand and foot. The पाण्डवस् who went for their exile in the forests spent their first night at this spot. [mh-3-1-41 ] Mahābhārata • Vana parva .