Named after Lord Brahma, the creator, this huge water tank is believed to be created over the land, where Brahma had performed his first sacrifice. According to local traditions it was first renovated by King Kuru, after whom the land is named Kurukshetra. It is one of the most sacred tirthas of Kurukshetra. The merits of taking bath in the holy waters of this tank during solar eclipse have been equated with performing thousands of aswamedha yajnas (horse sacrifice). This tank is one of the largest man made bathing tank in Asia. Having seen this gigantic water body Akbars court historian Abul Fazal called it Miniature Sea. The tank having a perimeter of 3.5 km. is divided into two halves. In between lays an island upon which it is said Yudhisthira had erected a vijayastambha (tower of victory) after Mahabharata battle. On this island recently a huge sculpture of Gita Updesh (Krishna delivering Gita to Arjun) has been installed which weighs around 35 tones. Lacs of pilgrims congregate here on the occasion of solar eclipse.
