▁This ▁is ▁when ▁the ▁word ▁De h ra ▁was ▁linked ▁to ▁Dun , ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁named ▁De hr ad un . ▁In ▁Sk anda ▁Pur ana , ▁Dun ▁is ▁mentioned ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁called ▁K ed ark hand , ▁the ▁ab ode ▁of ▁Sh iva . ▁In ▁ancient ▁India ▁during ▁the ▁Mah ab har ata ▁ep ic ▁era , ▁D ron ach ary a ▁the ▁great ▁teacher ▁of ▁K aur avas ▁and ▁P and avas , ▁lived ▁here ▁hence ▁the ▁name , ▁" D ron an ag ari " ▁( lit . ▁city ▁of ▁D ron a ). ▁Some ▁histor ians ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁word ▁De h ra ▁can ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁term ▁for ▁camp ing . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁U tt ar ak hand , ▁De hr ad un ▁( nick named ▁" Do on ▁Valley ") ▁is ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Ram ay ana ▁and ▁Mah ab har ata . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁after ▁the ▁battle ▁between ▁Rav ana ▁and ▁Lord ▁R ama , ▁Lord ▁R ama ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Lak sh mana ▁visited ▁this ▁site . ▁D ron ach ary a , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁' D ron an ag ari ' ▁on ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁legend ary ▁Royal ▁g uru ▁to ▁the ▁K aur avas ▁and ▁P and avas ▁in ▁the ▁ep ic ▁Mah ab har ata , ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁born ▁and ▁res ided ▁in ▁De hr ad un . ▁Ev