Religious Places

Religious Places

राधा कृष्ण मंदिर, मुंगेर (Radha Krishna Temple) – Munger

धा कृष्ण मंदिर मुंगेर में जमालपुर ब्लॉक में स्थित है। यह मंदिर जमालपुर में काली पहाड़ी पर बना हुआ है। यह मंदिर सबसे ऊंची चोटी पर बना हुआ है। मंदिर में जाने के लिए आपको ट्रैकिंग करके जाना पड़ता है। यहां पर आपको और भी धार्मिक स्थल देखने के लिए मिल जाते हैं, जिनका धार्मिक महत्व है। यहां पर आपको शिव कुंड देखने के लिए मिलता है, जो एक पवित्र कुंड है और यह पहाड़ पर बना हुआ है। यहां पर शिव पार्वती मंदिर बना हुआ है, जिसमें शिव और पार्वती जी की बहुत ही सुंदर प्रतिमा देखने के लिए मिलती है। यहां पर राम मंदिर भी देखने के लिए मिलता है। यहां पर काली मंदिर देखने के लिए मिल जाता है।

राधा कृष्ण जी का मंदिर अभी नया बना हुआ है और यह मंदिर बहुत सुंदर है। मंदिर के गर्भ गृह में राधा कृष्ण जी की मूर्ति देखने के लिए मिलती है। यहां पर आपको जमालपुर झील भी देखने के लिए मिलती है। इस झील में छठ पूजा के समय बहुत भीड़ रहती है, क्योंकि यहां पर बहुत सारे लोग आकर पूजा करते हैं। यहां का प्राकृतिक वातावरण बहुत सुंदर रहता है। काली पहाड़ी से आपको जमालपुर और मुंगेर जिले का सुंदर द…

जामिआ रहमानी, मुंगेर (Jamia Rahmani) – Munger

It is among the most prominent sites of Islamic learning in India and over the past century has played a pivotal role in Islamic education and produced graduates that have been internationally recognized for their intellect and service to mankind. This institution has also played a crucial role in the development of the Madaris and other educational institutions and their curriculum not only in the states of Bihar, Bengal, Orissa but rather India as a whole. This Madrasah turned Jamia was established in the year 1927 by the eminent scholar Hazrat Maulana Mohammad Ali Mungeri (R.A.), the founder of Nadwatul Ulama, Lucknow.

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शितला मंदिर, मुंगेर (Shitla Temple) – Munger

This Shitla temple is situated at Neem Talla, Nearby Police Station of Munger. Its One of the oldest and well known temple of the city. Although due to limited land area, not so spacious but renovated from time to time. Local residents have strong religious belief in this temple and the goddess. Sheetal in English means cool, And goddess is believed to shower blessings of coolness and calmness in the life of the devotees praying and visiting here. Local residents visit here to worship during Navratri, Sheetla Astmi, and other festive occasions.

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बड़ी दुर्गा माँ मंदिर, मुंगेर (Badi Durga Maa Temple – Munger

This temple is situated in shadipur Munger, as per years since started it is numbered as First. And hence worshiped as Badi Durga Maa. During dussehra huge crowd visit here for worship and darshan, not only from munger but from different parts of bihar and other states as well. Every year during navratri (Ashwin Navratri) Durssehra time in this temple goddess is worshiped. This idol also take part in famous dussehra visarjan possesion leading at front most, its carried on shoulders of 32 kahars and supported by other members of badi durga organisations.

This place was Serene and Clean. While the exterior facade shows Intricate hindu carvings in The Pillars and The walls Interior is a Huge empty hall with a space where The Idol sits in the months of Dussehra. (Hindi month: Ashwin). There are two entry/exit spaces that surround this place and this makes Flow of public easy. This place is Known for fulfilling wishes of all the people and has grown remarkab…

गोयनका मछली तालाब, मुंगेर (Machhli Talab – Goenka Shivalaya – Munger

Goenka Shivalaya is also known as the Machhli Talab. The word Machhli means fish and the word Talab means water tank. There is a beautiful Hindu temple situated in the middle of this place, which is dedicated to Lord Shiva. This temple surrounded with a beautiful garden and the water tank also filled with fish. Various types of fishes and beautiful scenery of this destination attract many tourists.

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खड़गपुर कैथोलिक चर्च, मुंगेर (Kharagpur Catholic Church

Kharagpur Catholic Church is located on the Bhagalpur-Jamui road. It was established in 1964, but it was destroyed by dacoits. After few years Fr. Chacko E.O. reconstructed a new Church at the same place.

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पिरपहाड़, मुंगेर (Pirpahar – Dariapur – Munger

Pirpahar is a hill, it derived its name from a Mohammadan Saint, also known as Pir. On the top of the hill, there are situated 3 tombs. There are many beautiful inscriptions are present on the rocks, which is dedicated to Marry Anne Backett, who was an English composer.

Dariapur is about 6 km of the Munghyr Town. It has a hill called Pir Pahar on the name of an old Mohammedan saint, from the top of which offers an excellent view of Monghyr and its surroundings. There is a grave of this saint on the hilltop,whose name is no longer remembered, though devotees occasionally come to worship at his grave, now in ruins. There are two old tombs side by side at the foot of the hill. On one of them has an inscription to the memory of one Mary Anne Beckett, who died in 1832, while the other has a damaged inscription showing, till a few years ago, that it is in memory of a person named Only; the portion containing the name has now disappeared.The former…

बैप्टिस्ट मिशन, मुंगेर (Baptist Mission – Munger

The Baptist Mission at Munger was established in 1860. This place is also famous for the tomb of Andrew Leslie, who is a Baptist missionary and he came to India for translating the new Hindi Testament.

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उच्चेश्वरनाथ मंदिर, मुंगेर (Ucheswar Nath Temple – Munger

The Ucheswar Nath temple is situated in Munger district. This temple is mainly used for the tribal marriage.

Ucheshwarnath Temple is located in the Kharagpur region and is dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is a famous place where Lord Shiva is worshiped. This place holds special significance for the Santhal tribe living here as a folk fair is held here in which Santhal boys and girls are married according to the tribal tradition.

No one has any clear information about who and when this temple was established. But this temple is unique with its natural beauty. People climb the iron ladder till the temple. A three-day fair is held here on Shivratri. It is believed that during the Mahabharata period, when the Pandavas were on their exile, they stayed here with Kunti for several days. Then Arjuna did severe penance for Uchcheshwar Nath, being pleased, Uchcheshwar Nath gave Arjuna a bow, from which he was called an archer.

During th…

मनपत्थर, मुंगेर (Manpathar – Sita Charan – Munger

Manpathar is one of the renowned rocks which is close to Kastaharni Ghat in Munger district. Manpathar is popularly known as Sita Charan. On this rock one can find the impression of two feet believed to be the foot prints of Sita who had touched the rock while crossing Ganga. The rock is 250 m in length and 30 m in width. A small temple is present there and this place symbolizes eternal faith

This temple is considered as one of the ancient holy temples of Hindu.

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चंडी स्थान, मुंगेर (Chandi Asthan / Chandika Sthan Shakti Peeth – Munger

Chandisthana is one of the famous Hindu temples of Munger. It is known as popular Sakti Peetha. 51 major Shakti peethas are situated in all over in India, Chandisthana is one of them. The temple is dedicated to the Mata Chandi. Chandi is another name of Durga Mata. The temple was built on this site too based on the left eye of Devi Sati’s fell in. Navaratri is the major festival of this site. During this time the temple collects a huge number of visitors.

Chandi Asthan, close to the Ganga and very close to it on the eastern side in the Samashan or cremation site, is just 2 one kilometer away from the Munger town.

It is traditionally believed that left eye of the Sati fell at Munger,which subsequently developed into a place of worship of the Divine Mother Chandi.This spot, with the shrine thereon, is mentioned as Vikrama Chandi, which is, but a hole in a rock sacred to Chandi, the Gramadevata (the village deity) of the place and covered by …

मुल्ला मोहम्मद सईद की कब्र, मुंगेर (Mullah Mohammad Sayyid Grave) – Dilawarpur – Munger

This is situated on the top of the bastion at the southwest of the fort. The Mulla was a Persian poet and had come to India from Mazandaran near the Caspian Sea, during the reign of the Emperor Aurangzeb, who employed him as a tutor to his daughter Zebunnisa Begum. He was a poet of repute and enjoyed the favours of Prince Azim-us-shan, Aurangzeb’s grandson. The poet died at Munger in 1704 on his way to Mecca and was buried there. His grave is within the fort. The Mullah died in 1704 A.D. and his tomb existed, till the early years of the 20th Century, when it was demolished and the grave removed. This information is based on the District Gazetteer. But it is seen that Buchanan, who visited Munger hardly hundred year after the Mullah’s death, says nothing of him, nor does Hunter mention him in his Statistical Account of the district.

The quarter known as Dilawarpur contains the residence of a leading Muhammadan family known as the shah family. It traces b…

पीर शाह नफाह दरगाह, मुंगेर (Pir Shah Nafah Shrine) – Munger

In the present fort area the oldest building inside the fort is a sacred Muhammadan shrine. It is said that it was a mazar of a Pir or Saint whose name is still unknown. He is said to have traveled from Persia to Ajmer and from there came down to Munger under the instructions from Khwaza Moin-Uddin Chisti- the famous Sufi Saint and Lived at Munger for many years and also died here in 596 A.H, corresponding to 1177 A.D. He was buried in an obscure place near the ramparts and with the lapse of years exact burial place was forgotten. Ultimately, in 1497 A.D. when the ramparts of the fort being repaired by the Governor, Prince Danyal, who ordered a mosque to be built over that place.So since 1497 the particular place has been known as the Dargah of Shah Nafah.

Over the gateway there is an inscription set up by Prince Danyal and a round the Shrine are many old tombs in a dilapidated state. There is a popular tradition that Prince danyal got a divine dream abou…

सीता कुण्ड, मुंगेर (Sita Kund) – Kalyan Chak – Munger

The one Place, which puts Munger on the one of the most visited place, is known as “Sita-Kund”. This place has always been the one, which creates a lot of inquisitiveness among the visitors, as well as it gives a lot of pleasure too. The place is situated in Kalyan Chak, 4 miles east of the Munger town. It contains hot springs known as Sita Kund, besides this there is a Hindu temple and to the north is a reservoir of cold water, known as Ramkund, while to the west there were three more polls called after the three brothers of Ram, namely Lakshman Kund, Bharat Kund, and Satrughan Kund.

Sita Kund, Munger

It has a very interesting ancient story about this place, which belongs in the period of Ramayana. According to which Sita after being rescued form Lanka, Ram to satisfy all public opinion asked Sita to prove her chasti and she gladly agreed to the Agni Pariksha (the fire ordeal). She came out of the fire test uncatched and imparted to the pool in whic…

शाहकुंड पहाड़, भागलपुर (Shahkund Hill) – Bhagalpur

Shahkund is a Town in Shahkund Block in Bhagalpur District of Bihar State, India. It belongs to Bhagalpur Division . It is located 28 KM towards west from District head quarters Bhagalpur. It is a Block head quarter.

Shahkund Pin code is 812006 and postal head office is Nathnagar.

Shahkund Hills

There is a very old and famous temple in Shahkud. People from all over shahkund and nearby village visit this temple to worship. During Mahashivratri and Shravan huge crowd gather here. It is situated on the hill top which can be seen from very far. Beautiful scenery of fields is a mesmerizing view from the top. There a big well in the temple premise which is the only source of water for the devotees. They take water from here to pour on the Shiv Linga.

Kheri hill, Shahkund in the district of Bhagalpur is situated at a distance of about ten kms from Sultanganj. Shahku…

जैन मंदिर, लछुआर, जमुई (Jain Temple, Lachhuar) – Jamui

This Jain temple is the gateway to the place believed to be the birthplace of Lord Mahavira. This temple is part of Jain circuit of Bihar and is a popular Jain pilgrimage. Many in Jainism believes and claims that , this place kshatriyakund, not Vaishali, is the birthplace of Lord Mahavir, the tithankar of Jains. The temple is in the Lachhuar near Sikandra in the Jamui District of Bihar.

The birthplace is about 15 km from this place.

Jain Temple Lachhuar Jamui

Built in 1874, the Jain temple and Dharamshala at Lachuar is revered by Jains as it serves as a gateway to Kshatriya Kund Gram, which is believed to be the birthplace of Lord Mahavira. This is a large and old rest house (Dharmsala) of 65 rooms constructed for the Jain Pilgrims. There is a Mandir of Lord Mahavira inside the Dharmsala. The idol in this temple is more than 2,600 years old. This black stone idol is of weighs around 250 kg. This is situated on…

नौलखा मंदिर, बेगूसराय (Naulakha Temple) – Begusarai

The Naulakha Temple is located in the Begusarai area of Bishanpur. It was erected in 1953 by the saint Mahavir Das.

This old-aged Temple is decorated with outstanding works of art and carving on its walls. The word "Naulakha" means "Nine Lakhs" in English. This is the excessive cost of construction of the Temple.

It is believed that in the Temple, Mahant Deer Das had worked in the seventeenth century. In the year 1952, Mahath Mahavir Das tried to undertake ventures to restore and improve the Temple. Divinity is decorated with shiny gems and head gears, and equipped with fine clothes.

Many devotees comes in search of approval and appeal to God for their fate and long life here.

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जयमंगला गढ़, बेगूसराय (Jaimangala Garh) – Begusarai

Jaimangalagarh (जयमंगला गढ़) is a major tourist destination and bird sanctuary of Bihar. It is surrounded by Kabar Lake , where every year lakhs of birds come from all over the country and abroad. There is a famous temple of Mata Jayamangala here. Also known as Monkey Island as there are many monkeys found on this island.

History

It is believed that this was the stronghold of King Jaimangal. At present, research on its historicity is going on. The site, is clearly quite ancient since even without proper excavations, it has yielded artefacts dating back to the 5th century B.C.

Tourist Places

The temple of Jayamangala Mata "Salt Satyagraha Path" is located about one kilometer away from the main road. Situated about 22 kms from Begusarai atop a mound on the edge of the Kabar lake, considered as one of the largest freshwater oxbow lakes in Asia, the ancient temple, with present structure dating b…

बटेश्वर स्थान मंदिर एवं गुफाएं, कहलगांव, भागलपुर (Bateshwar Sthan Temples & Caves) – Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur

Bateshwar Nath Temple - Bhadeshwar Nath Mandir is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is located atop a hillock near Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur, Bihar. The temple is around 7 km from Kahalgaon. One has to climb more than 100 rock cut uneven stairs to reach the shrine. Bateshwar Nath temple is on the banks of Ganga River. The place is highly auspicious because River Ganga flows northward here.

Atop the hill, one first has the sight of a huge murti of Nandi. There are eleven Shivlings in the shrine. Therefore the temple is also known as Ekadash Mahadev Baba Hadishwar.

The temple is unique for the presence of Goddess Parvati with Shiva. One of the Shivling is in Arhanarishwara form.

There are three caves atop the hill. The eleven Shivling are found in one of the caves.

The most auspicious period here is the Shravan month. Special rituals and pujas are held during the period.

One can also see numerous murtis of gods and goddesses st…

कोलगंज रॉक कट मंदिर,, भागलपुर (Colganj Rock Cut Temples) – Bhagalpur

The Golgong or Colganj rock cut Temples are one of the main tourist attractions of Bhagalpur. The rock cut carvings present on these temples date back to the Gupta Period. These carvings depict many Hindu, Jain and Buddhist deities. There are also several artistic etchings present at these temples that have been excavated from towns like Sultanganj and Kahalgaon of Bihar.

The origin of the Colganj Rock Cut Temples dates back to the Gupta period and is said to be built between the 5th and 7th centuries. It is a cave fort like temple. The temple is an epitome of the rock-cut sculpture which is an art where the artists produce structures by cutting out solid rocks. The temple is famous for its stone carvings, which represent the Hindu, Jain and Buddhist deities. The temple is also famous for its beautiful engravings that have been unearthed from Sultanganj and Kahalgaon. these artistic etchings leave the visitors in awe and belong to the period when King …

घुरन शाह पीर बाबा दरगाह, भागलपुर (Ghuran Sah Pir Baba Dargah) – Bhagalpur

Dargah of Ghuran Sah Pir Baba located near the Kutchery Chowk, Katahalbari, Khanjarpur, SM College, is extremely popular among followers of various religions such as Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus. Every Friday, large numbers of people assemble here for the blessings of 'Peer Baba'.

The Dargah of Ghuran Peer Baba is a mazaar named after a peer who is said to be blessed with divine and sacred powers. People offer chadar to the mazaar and offer prayers to the revered peer.

This mazaar holds a special place in the heart of all the residents of the city regardless of their religion. The place is usually crowded but there is no rush. Everyone maintains their decorum amicably.

One must visit The Dargah of Ghuran Peer Baba to witness people from multiple faiths paying respects to The Ghuran peer at his mazaar. The dargah acts as a peace retreating centre and condones harmony among the people of all faiths visiting the Dargah. The Dargah exudes the aura of sacredness…

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