Mahendranath Temple, Mehandarमहेन्द्रनाथ मंदिर मेंहदार
Siwan's biggest Shiva fair, at a temple a Nepali king is said to have built after a cure.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWhereSiwan, Bihar
Champaran & Saran
Champaran & Saran
Kind of placeTemples & Shrines, Pilgrimage Routes
Best time to visit15 October to 15 March and 15 February to 10 March
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyEasy
Time needed2 hrs
Base and nearbyMehandar, Siwan Jn
EntryFree
About Mahendranath Temple, Mehandar
A Shiva temple in the village of Mehandar with a story that a Nepali king named Mahendra was cured of leprosy by bathing in the tank here and built the temple in thanks. Nepali pilgrims still come, and the Shivratri fair is the largest in Siwan district. The tank and the temple compound are big; the architecture is recent.
What to see and do
- The Mahendranath shivling
- The healing tank
- Shivratri fair
- Nepali pilgrims
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More places in Siwan
- Sohagara DhamSiwan, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesSiwan's other big Shivratri fair, at a rebuilt Shiva compound in Hasanpura.
- Don Buddhist StupaSiwan, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageA mound that may hold the vessel Drona used to divide the Buddha's ashes. Nobody has dug.
- ZeradeiSiwan, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageThe village house where India's first President was born in 1884.
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