Hin: कैथल kaithal
‘Land of Monkeys’ City/District, Haryana.
From Skt: kapi, ‘monkey’; sthala, ‘land’, ‘place’.
Kaithal has been long associated with Lord Hanuman and has a temple dedicated to Anjani, his mother. Some say he was born here. It suggests that the town was founded in the Ramayana era..
Kaithal gained importance under the Sikh rulers, known as the bhais, during the 18th and early 19th centuries. The town was part of the Kaithal principality, which was ruled by Sikh chiefs.
In 1843, the British took over Kaithal after the demise of the last Sikh ruler.
Kaithal hosts arange of tombs, temples, palaces, gurudwaras and a restored fort.
For related place names see Indian Place names and Haryana place names.
