Temples & Shrines in Bihar
85 places in Bihar under temples & shrines. Jyotirlingas, Shakti Peethas, ancient stone temples.
Explore with dates- Agam Kuan and Shitala DeviPatna, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageThe unfathomable well tied to Ashoka's cruel years, beside the Shitala Devi shrine.
- Ahilya AsthanDarbhanga, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesWhere Mithila places the freeing of Ahalya; a small shrine and a Ram Navami fair.
- Ajgaibinath Temple, SultanganjBhagalpur, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesShiva on a rock in the Ganga, and the start of the 105 km kanwariya walk to Deoghar.
- Ambika Bhawani, AmiSaran, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA Shakti shrine with no idol, only an earthen pindi, on the Ganga between Chhapra and Sonepur.
- Aranya Devi Temple, ArrahBhojpur, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesArrah's own goddess, the town's busiest temple and its Navratri centre.
- AshokdhamLakhisarai, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesThe Shivling a boy dug up in 1977, now the biggest temple in Lakhisarai.
- Baba Brahmeshwar Nath, BrahmpurBuxar, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesThe Shiva shrine of the Buxar countryside, packed with kanwariyas each Shravan.
- Baba Garibnath DhamMuzaffarpur, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesMuzaffarpur's Shiva temple, the end of a seventy-kilometre kanwar walk every Shravan.
- Baba Vishu Raut SthanMadhepura, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesThe shrine of a Kosi cowherd saint, still fed by the herders of Madhepura.
- Bagahi MathSitamarhi, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA working Vaishnav monastery of 108 rooms outside Sitamarhi.
- Bakhorapur Kali MandirBhojpur, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA village Kali temple near Bihiya that has become one of Bhojpur's biggest goddess fairs.
- Bari and Chhoti Patan DeviPatna, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesPatna's own goddess, a Shakti Peeth in the old city lanes near Patna Sahib.
- Bateshwar Sthan, KahalgaonBhagalpur, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA Shiva temple on the rock, three rock islands in the Ganga, and Vikramshila down the road.
- Brahmayoni HillGaya, Bihar · Pilgrimage Routes440 steps up the hill where the Buddha gave the Fire Sermon, for the best view over Gaya.
- ChainpurKaimur, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageA 16th-century Afghan tomb, a ruined fort and the Harsu Brahm exorcism shrine, near Mundeshwari.
- Champanagar, ancient ChampaBhagalpur, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesThe capital of ancient Anga and the nirvana place of the twelfth Tirthankara.
- Chandika SthanMunger, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesThe Shakti Peeth of Sati's left eye, on the edge of Munger. Come at Navratri.
- Chaturbhuj SthanMuzaffarpur, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesAn old four-armed Vishnu shrine in the crowded heart of old Muzaffarpur.
- Deo Sun TempleAurangabad, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA west-facing Sun temple that draws Bihar's biggest Chhath crowds outside the Ganga.
- Deokuli Dhekuli DhamSheohar, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesSheohar's one known shrine: a Shiva temple that tradition calls Draupadi's birthplace.
- Dhorh AshramSaran, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesA rural rishi's ashram near Parsa that Saran people visit; quiet and unsigned.
- Dighwa DubauliGopalganj, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageUnexcavated mounds and a Shiva temple where a ninth-century Pratihara grant turned up.
- Dungeshwari (Mahakala) CavesGaya, Bihar · CavesThe hill caves where the Buddha starved for six years before choosing the middle way.
- Gautam Sthan, RevelganjSaran, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesGautam rishi's ashram at the Ghaghra confluence; Saran's Kartik Purnima bathing fair.
- Gidheshwar Mahadev, GidhaurJamui, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA Shiva temple on a boulder hill above the old Gidhaur estate town.
- Girihinda Hill TempleSheikhpura, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesSheikhpura's landmark hill, with a Ram shrine on top and a view over the flat country.
- Gorakhnath Dham, ManihariKatihar, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesKatihar's main Shiva shrine, a Nath temple near the Ganga with a Shivratri fair.
- Gunawan Ji Jain TirthNawada, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesThe Jain pond temple where Mahavira's chief disciple Gautam Swami attained nirvana.
- Gupta Dham CaveRohtas, Bihar · CavesA Shiva linga deep in a natural Kaimur cave, reached by a forest walk. Huge at Shravan.
- Haleshwar SthanSitamarhi, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA Shiva shrine tied to the Videha king’s yagya, on the edge of Sitamarhi.
- Jaimangla GarhBegusarai, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA goddess on an ancient mound at the edge of Kabar Taal. Do it with the lake.
- Jalappa Sthan, RajaonaLakhisarai, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA Kali shrine in a village full of Pala sculpture, west of Lakhisarai.
- Janaki Mandir, SitamarhiSitamarhi, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesThe town shrine on Sita's traditional birthplace, packed at Ram Navami and Vivah Panchami.
- Jesth Gaur Nath MahadevBanka, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesBanka's own Shiva shrine, busiest when the Deoghar kanwariyas pass in Shravan.
- Kamakhya Mandir, RambaghPurnia, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesPurnia's Kamakhya temple, busiest at Navratri and five minutes from Puran Devi.
- Kandaha Sun TempleSaharsa, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA 14th-century Sun temple with a long Sanskrit inscription cut into its doorway.
- Kapileshwar SthanMadhubani, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesThe Madhubani countryside's main Shiva temple, at its busiest on Shivratri and Shravan Mondays.
- Karu Khirhari Sthan, MahpuraSaharsa, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesThe shrine of the cowherd god of the Kosi, where the offering is milk, not flowers.
- Katihar Kali BariKatihar, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesKatihar's Bengali Kali temple, and the town's Bengal-style Durga Puja week.
- Katyayani Asthan, MaheshkhuntKhagaria, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesKhagaria's Katyayani shrine, a riverside Shakti Peeth that fills for Navratri.
- Khudneshwar AsthanSamastipur, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA Shivling and a Muslim woman's grave under one roof, worshipped together at Morwa.
- Kshatriya Kund and LachhuarJamui, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesOne of three claimed birthplaces of Mahavira, and the only one in forested hills.
- KundalpurNalanda, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesThe Digambar Jain site claimed as the birthplace of Mahavira, next door to Nalanda.
- Kundalpur, BasokundVaishali, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesThe Vaishali claim to Mahavira's birthplace, a quiet Jain shrine near the Buddhist ruins.
- Kuppaghat AshramBhagalpur, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesA Santmat ashram built round a meditation cave on the Ganga, the quiet corner of Bhagalpur.
- Kusheshwar AsthanDarbhanga, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA Shiva temple in Kosi flood country, with a winter bird sanctuary on the wetlands around it.
- Madhusrawa TempleArwal, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesArwal district's main Shiva shrine, an old village temple busy on Shravan Mondays.
- Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh GayaGaya, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesWhere the Buddha found enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. UNESCO site, best at dawn or after dark.
- Mahavir MandirPatna, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesThe Hanuman temple at Patna Junction where everyone buys Naivedyam laddoos.
- Mahendranath Temple, MehandarSiwan, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesSiwan's biggest Shiva fair, at a temple a Nepali king is said to have built after a cure.
- Malinath SthanSamastipur, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA village Shiva shrine near Dalsinghsarai, at its best on Shivratri.
- Mandar HillBanka, Bihar · Peak TreksThe hill that churned the ocean, with a Jain summit temple, a rock-cut tank and a ropeway.
- Mangla Gauri TempleGaya, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA Shakti Peeth on a low hill in Gaya, ten minutes' climb from Vishnupad.
- Matsyagandha Temple and LakeSaharsa, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesSaharsa's own temple and lake, named for the fisher girl of the Mahabharata.
- Mundeshwari TempleKaimur, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesAn octagonal stone temple of 108 CE on a Kaimur hilltop, one of the oldest still in daily worship.
- Naulakha MandirBegusarai, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesBegusarai's main town temple, a 1950s Radha-Krishna shrine that cost nine lakh.
- Nepali Chhawani MandirVaishali, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA wooden Kathmandu-style pagoda temple built by Nepali soldiers in Hajipur.
- Pawapuri Jal MandirNalanda, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesThe marble temple in a lotus tank where Mahavira attained nirvana in 527 BCE.
- Punaura DhamSitamarhi, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesThe second of Sitamarhi's two Sita birthplace shrines, with its tank and a big new temple rising.
- Puran Devi MandirPurnia, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesThe goddess the town of Purnia is named for, in a plain old temple near the Saura.
- Rajgir Hot Springs (Brahmakund)Nalanda, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesHot springs at the foot of Vaibhava hill that have been bathed in since the Buddha stayed here.
- Rajnagar Palace RuinsMadhubani, Bihar · Palaces & HavelisA Darbhanga Raj capital wrecked by the 1934 earthquake, its palace shell left standing.
- Ram Janaki Mandir, ArwalArwal, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesArwal town's Ram Janaki temple, the centre of its festivals. Short and honest.
- Ramrekha Ghat, BuxarBuxar, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesBuxar's Ganga ghat where Rama crossed, and the town-wide litti-chokha feast that ends the Panchkoshi.
- Sanhauli Durga SthanKhagaria, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA village Durga temple near Khagaria, best in the nine days of Navratri.
- Satbahini, PiruAurangabad, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA seven-sisters goddess shrine above the Batane river, with a Shivratri fair.
- Shringi Rishi Dham, KajraLakhisarai, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesA hermitage of the sage Shringi in the hills above Kajra, reached on foot.
- Shyama Mai TempleDarbhanga, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesDarbhanga's Kali temple, built on the royal cremation ground and used for weddings all year.
- Singheshwar SthanMadhepura, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesThe Shiva temple of the Kosi, with a month-long Shivratri fair.
- Sita Kund Hot SpringMunger, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesA hot spring east of Munger, warmed, they say, by Sita after her ordeal by fire.
- Sohagara DhamSiwan, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesSiwan's other big Shivratri fair, at a rebuilt Shiva compound in Hasanpura.
- Someshwarnath Temple, ArerajEast Champaran, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesChamparan's busiest Shiva temple, with a month-long Shravan fair. The Ashokan pillar is next door.
- Sonepur Mela and Hariharnath TempleSaran, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesAsia's great cattle fair at the Gandak confluence, a month from Kartik Purnima; the temple all year.
- Sultan Pokhar, ForbesganjAraria, Bihar · Lakes & DamsForbesganj's big tank and Kali temple, the Chhath ghat of a border-trade town.
- Takht Sri Patna SahibPatna, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesGuru Gobind Singh's birthplace and one of the five Takhts of Sikhism, in old Patna City.
- Tara Chandi and the Sasaram Rock EdictRohtas, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA Shakti Peeth in the Kaimur foothills, with Bihar's only Ashokan rock edict on the hill above.
- Thaneshwar SthanSamastipur, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesDalsinghsarai's own Shiva temple, a stop on the way to Vidyapati Dham.
- Thawe MandirGopalganj, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesGopalganj's Shakti temple, where the goddess is said to have come from Kamakhya to answer a devotee.
- Tutla BhawaniRohtas, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA Devi temple under a waterfall in a Kaimur gorge, with a 1158 CE inscription on the rock.
- Uchaitha BhagwatiMadhubani, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA riverside Durga shrine where Mithila says Kalidas found his learning overnight.
- Ugratara Sthan, MahishiSaharsa, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesThe Tara shrine in the village where Shankaracharya is said to have debated Mandan Mishra.
- Umga Hill TemplesAurangabad, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesA 15th-century granite temple and ruined Jain shrines up 700 steps on a hill near Madanpur.
- Valmiki Ashram, ValmikinagarWest Champaran, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesWhere tradition puts Valmiki's ashram on the Gandak, a river ghat beside the tiger reserve.
- Vidyapati DhamSamastipur, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesWhere the poet Vidyapati is said to have died by the Ganga; a shrine and a Kartik fair.
- Vishnupad TempleGaya, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesVishnu's footprint on the Phalgu, where India comes to feed its ancestors each Pitru Paksha.
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