Religion:Gandiveshwar Sthan
Gandiveshwar Sthan (गांडीवेश्वर स्थान) is an ancient historical, religious and mythological place recorded in Hindu epic Mahabharata. It is a religious tourist centre for Hindu pilgrims. In Mahabharata when Pandava were exiled from their country to forest by Kauravas, then Arjuna hide his Gandiva bow and all his weapons on a Shami tree at this place.[1] It is believed that Arjuna got his famous weapon Pashupati Astra here by meditation to Lord Shiva. He established Shivling here, which later called as Gandiveshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir.[2] This place is located at Shivnagar village which is 15 kilometres distance from the sub divisional town Benipatti in Madhubani district of Mithila region in Bihar, India . It is historical, religious and cultural heritage of the district. There are many temples in the campus of the Gandiveshwar Sthan. Gandiveshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir and Gaurishankar Mandir are the two main temples in the campus. Gandiveshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir is the temple of Lord Shiva and Gaurishankar Mandir is the temple of Goddess Gauri and Lord Shiva jointly. There are also the temple of God Kartika, Ganpati, Kalbhairav, Batukh Bhairav, Surya Narayan, Hanuman, Rama, Laxman, Goddess Kali, Sita and some other deities in the campus.[3] This place is very famous for Mahashivratri and Shravan Somvari festivals. Hindu devotees of Lord Shiva gather here from different parts of the district in Shravan Somvari to Jalabhishek(जलाभिषेक) and worship the Lord Shiva.[4]
References
- ↑ "बिहार में इस जगह पर अर्जुन ने अज्ञातवास के दौरान छिपाया था अपना गांडीव, यह स्थल आज देश-दुनिया की नजरों से ओझल" (in hi). https://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-at-this-place-in-bihar-arjun-had-hidden-his-gandiv-during-his-exile-this-place-is-lost-from-the-eyes-of-the-country-and-the-world-today-20785580.html.
- ↑ "पर्यटक स्थल के रूप में विकसित होने की बाट जोह रहा है गांडीवेश्वर मंदिर" (in hi). 2014-06-12. https://hindi.news18.com/videos/to-develop-as-a-tourist-destination-is-looking-out-for-the-famous-temple-gandiveshwar-616070.html.
- ↑ "महाभारत कालीन गांडिवेश्वर स्थान उपेक्षित" (in hi). https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-mahabharata-age-gandiveshwar-location-neglected-17433953.html.
- ↑ "सुबह चार बजे से ही मंदिर में आने लगे भक्त" (in hindi). https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/madhubani/story-devotees-started-coming-to-the-temple-from-four-o-39-clock-in-the-morning-4286992.html.
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