Question

This is how the city is described in the Adi Parvan of the Mahabharata: The city, bursting like the ocean, packed with hundreds of mansions, displayed with its gateways, arches and turrets like massing clouds the splendour of Great Indra’s city.

Do you think Lal’s finds match the description of Hastinapura in the epic?

Answer 1

No, B.B. Lal’s archaeological finds do not match the grand description of Hastinapura provided in the epic. While the epic depicts a majestic city of monumental palaces and massive fortifications, the actual material remains discovered during the excavations show far simpler, modest settlements.