id ences ▁such ▁as ▁ancient ▁tem ples ▁and ▁id ols ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁surrounding ▁De hr ad un ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁myth ology ▁of ▁Ram ay ana ▁and ▁Mah ab har ata . ▁These ▁re lic s ▁and ▁ru ins ▁are ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁years ▁old . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁location , ▁the ▁local ▁trad itions ▁and ▁the ▁literature ▁reflect ▁this ▁region ' s ▁links ▁with ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁Mah ab har ata ▁and ▁Ram ay ana . ▁Even ▁after ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁Mah ab har ata , ▁the ▁P and avas ▁had ▁influence ▁on ▁this ▁region ▁as ▁the ▁r ul ers ▁of ▁H ast in ap ura ▁with ▁the ▁descend ants ▁of ▁Sub ahu ▁ruled ▁the ▁region ▁as ▁subs idi aries . ▁Like wise , ▁R ish ik esh ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁pages ▁of ▁history ▁when ▁Lord ▁V ish nu ▁answered ▁the ▁pray ers ▁of ▁the ▁sain ts , ▁sla ugh tered ▁the ▁dem ons ▁and ▁handed ▁the ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁sain ts . ▁The ▁ad jo ining ▁place ▁called ▁Ch ak r ata ▁has ▁its ▁historical ▁impression ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Mah ab har ata . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁sevent h ▁century ▁this ▁area ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Sud han ag ara ▁and ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁Chinese ▁trav eller ▁H uen ▁Ts ang . ▁Sud han ag ara ▁later ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Kal si . ▁Ed ict s ▁of ▁Ash oka ▁have