ASI Approves Excavation At Site Of Mahabharata's #Lakshagriha (House Of Lac) This above structure is located in what is now Baghpat, at the site called Barnawa. In fact, Barnawa is the twisted name of Varnavrat.

#Lakshagriha, a palace made of lac, has been discovered in Handia development block of Prayagraj district in Uttar Pradesh. Kaurava Prince Duryodhana, eldest among 100 sons of king Dhritarashtra and queen Gandhari, during Mahabharata era had built a palace made up of lac, known as Lakshagriha, which was highly inflammable.

After years of requests by archaeologists and local historians, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has finally approved the excavation of what locals believe is the site of the ‘Lakshagriha’, the house of lac which features in an important incident in the Mahabharata. The site is located in Barnawa area of Baghpat district.
The project will allow archaeologists to determine the length of the tunnel used by Pandavas to escape the burning house.

Retired ASI superintending archaeologist, (excavation) KK Sharma said, “Lakshagriha plays a significant part in the Mahabharata. The Kauravas had built the palace out of lac and planned to burn the Pandavas alive, but the brothers escaped through a tunnel. The structure was located in what is now Baghpat, at the site called Barnawa. In fact, Barnawa is the twisted name of Varnavrat, one of the five villages that the Pandavas had demanded from the Kauravas to settle in after their exile.”