Maharaja Agrasena

Maharaja Agrasena, in Agrawal tradition a Suryavanshi king, founded the city of Agroha in today's Hisar district of Haryana. He is the father of the Agrawal community: tradition says he held eighteen yajnas, and each gave its name to one of the eighteen Agrawal gotras, each with a rishi as its teacher. Excavations at Agroha have found a town of the early centuries CE.

1. The eighteen yajnas: he held eighteen yajnas, which gave the eighteen gotras their names
2. Turning from sacrifice: at the last yajna he stopped the animal sacrifice and turned to non-violence
3. One brick and one coin: every family settling in Agroha received one brick and one coin from each household, so no newcomer started with nothing

• The city of Agroha
• The Agroha Dham temple