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Kampilya
Kampilya was an ancient city of northern India, described in the Mahabharata as the capital of southern Panchala and the seat of King Drupada. It is usually identified with Kampil in Farrukhabad district of Uttar Pradesh, near the Ganges. Kampil is also a Jain pilgrimage site, revered as the birthplace of the tirthankara Vimalanatha.
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