MUNDESHWARI DHAM
24:55’::83:52’
CONTINENT-AsiaCountry-India
STATE-BiharDISTRICT-Kaimur
Distance from
the national capital
Drlhi-805kmDistance from the
State capital
Patna-190km PINCode-821101STDCode-6189HASL-
1000’RIVER-Durgawati
APPROACH-The site
can be reached
from the state
capital Patna
by roadways via
Ara-Bikramganj-Bhabhua road
(Mohania), from there to
Bhagwanpur the block
headqr viaBhabhua the district
headqr and then
driving up
to the top
of the Pravara
hillat height of about
1000’ by metalled
road in Umapur and Kauar village.It can
also be approached
from national capital
Delhi by train
up to MoghalSarai and
then by motor drive over a
distance of about
30km
LANGUAGE-Hindi and
Bhojpuri LODGING-There is one IB
at the
foot hill and
a parytan bhavan and
Ygyasala alsoFOOD-There is
little
Scope of
commercialhotel hotel So it is
better to have
self based arrangement
of ready made
food. However puri sabji
jalebi can be had
during morning
worship hours provided
by local hawkers
in hutment
hotel.DRINK-Water scarcity
area . Own bottle water
for drinking purposes
is advisable arrangement.TRANSPORT-Auto rickshaw.and
horsecarts are available
as reserve conveyance
for local movement from Bhabhua.
ABOUT THE
SITE-As per the
historical trace out
from the archaeological stone
inscription the site
used to had
been pilgrimage of
Hindus since 4th century. The
temple of Mundeshwari
In the
travel diaries of RN
Martin,F.Buchenan and Black in 1838and 1904 A slab with
inscription in Brahmi script was
found in 1892.Another
Part of the
same slab was
found by Black
in 1903.There were 18 lines
In the
inscription . But only 15
lines could be
read and correctly
interpreted.Historian Prof RD Banarji
concluded establishment of
temple in 636 AD.Where as NG Majumdar
kept the date
at 348 to 349.
While D R Bhandarkar kept it
before 4th centuryA D.
THE TEMPLE-The
statue of mother
Mundeshwari is eatablished
in the temple
in Mahishasna poseShe is
Vashnavi.The present inner
and
Central hall
of the temple
is residence of Shiv family Mahadeo himself
Lie in
the centre with four mouth Mundeshwari is
in the Eastern
wallet.Ganesh in the north.
MYTHOLOGICAL-The place
is also ascribed
to story of
Durgasaptsati
Of Markandey puran.That it was
kingdom of two demon brothers Chand
and Mund Chand
used to worship
Chandeshwari temple in
near about
Madurne village
and Mund used
to worship Mundeshwari temple established near
BhagawanpurBoth were killed
by deity Durga
who
latter on
expressed herself asDurgawati
river in the
area as blessing
or local
devotees.
FESTIVITY AND
WORSHIP-Shardiya and Chait
navratra are the
main festivals when ygya
is also celebrated
on large scaleA
big fair
is also
organisrd .A special type
of sacrifice is
done.The goat or
patha
is brought
and the priest
chants some mantra
in name of
mother and
throws the
akshat(rice grains) on it
.The goat fades
down and becomes
senseless.After some
moment priest again chants mantra and says “raksha
karo maa” and throws akshat
on the goat.The
goat gets alive
and rises
up and goes staggering out of the temple.A special type of Prasad called Tandul Prasad is given to the worshippers from the temple
establishment side.
OTHER SITE-1There
is an Archaeological museum
to visit at.
2.Nearby two
armed Chandeshwari temple.
REMARK-Studies of
ancient Indian history
reveals that this
pilgrimage
was formerly
a temple of
lord Vishnu.But latter on
during time of
Chero dynasty god
in the name
of Mandleshwar was
started being worshipped
along with his
wife Mandaleshwary ,as kuldevi
of the Chero
dynasty.This later on
became Mundeshwary.
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