What is Agrasena?
{{Infobox royalty | title = Maharaja | name = Agrasen | image = Maharja Agrasena.jpeg | caption = | predecessor = Maharaja Vallabhsen | successor = Shail | queen = Nandini | issue = Vibhu | royal house = Raghuvansham | dynasty = {{ubl|[[Suryavamsha]] /[[Ikshvaku dynasty|Ikshvaku]]|[[Raghuvaṃśa (dynasty)|Raghuvamsha]]}} | father = Maharaja Vallabh | mother = Bhagwati Devi }} '''Maharaja Agrasen''' (or '''Agrasena''') was a [[legend]]ary [[India]]n [[king]] of Agroha in [[India]]. This was a [[city]] of [[trade]]rs from whom the cities of [[Agrawal]] and [[Agrahari]] descend. He started a [[kingdom]] of traders in [[North]] India named Agroha. He is known for his [[compassion]] in refusing to slaughter animals in ''[[yajna]]s''. The Government of India issued a postage stamp in [[honour]] of [[Maharaja]] Agresen in 1976 on the occasion of his 410th birthday.<ref>{{cite web|title=KCR Praises Vaisyas to Skies, Says The Community Knows Art of Life|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/KCR-Praises-Vaisyas-to-Skies-Says-The-Community-Knows-Art-of-Life/2014/09/26/article2449852.ece|access-date=2015-09-17|archive-date=2014-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926130518/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/KCR-Praises-Vaisyas-to-Skies-Says-The-Community-Knows-Art-of-Life/2014/09/26/article2449852.ece|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[File:Shri Agrasen Maharaj.jpg|thumbnail|Agrasena]] == History == [[File:Agroha Dhaam Hindu Temple.jpg|alt=The image showcases the grand entrance to the **Agroha Dham Hindu temple**, with three towering, ornately decorated structures rising prominently against an overcast sky|thumb|250x250px|The grand entrance of the [[Agroha Dham]] [[Hindu temple]] located in [[Agroha (town)|Agroha]], [[Hisar district]], [[Haryana]]. The temple is dedicated to goddess [[Lakshmi|Mahalakshmi]], the [[Kuladevata|Kuladevi]] of the [[Agrawal|Agrawals]], who trace their origins to Agroha, whose foundations were laid by