The Temples of Muzaffarpur
Posted by Denise on August 5th, 2008
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A city in Bihar, India, Muzaffarpur is known as the country’s ‘Lychee capital’ and is one of the oldest and most important centres of for commercial and education.
Probably the most important of all its historic sites would be the temples. One of them, the Baba Garibnath Temple, located in town, is the most famous temples dedicated to Shiva. Another temple, the magnificent Chaturbhuj Sthan Temple is famous for being a place of spirituality.
The Shri Ram Temple, however, is one of the place’s most famous religious places. The biggest temple, the Shri Ram and Mata Janaki” is located inside. This is where a large number of devotees come to worship.
The Kali Mata Temple Of Sikandarpur is a great temple dedicated to the belief and worship on Ma. It is located on the south coast of “Gandak” river.
Ramna’s Tripur Sundari Temple on the other hand, attracts devotees because of its beauty.
Rajkhand is an old temple Bhairav Nath where a big cattle fair is held every year during the Shivaratri festival.
About 40 km from Muzaffarpur, the famous temple, Hathilwa-Mathh dedicated to Radha-Krishna, stands.
These temples are definitely worth a visit, making your trip to Muzaffarpur an enlightening experience.
Photo from hindubooks.org.
