Bisfi is a village cum headquarter of Bisfi block in the Madhubani district of North Bihar, India. It is about 26 kms from the district headquarter of Madhubani. It is the birthplace of Maithili poet Vidyapati. [1]
Bisfi बिस्फी | |
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Bisfi | |
State | Bihar |
Region | Mithila region |
District | Madhubani district |
Demonym | Maithil |
Bisfi is a historical place in the Mithila region of Bihar, India. The significance of Bisfi can be traced from the ancient Vedic period to the mediaeval period. It is believed to be the home of prominent scholars like Yajnavalkya, Chandreshwar Thakur and Vidyapati, etc. The location of Yajnavalkya Ashram at Jagban village of Bisfi block gives it significant position in the pilgrimage of Hindu tradition. [2] Similarly, Bisfi Vidyapati Dih is an important location for Maithili language and culture. [1] According legend, it is said that Lord Shiva took the incarnation of Ugna as the servant of his popular devotee Vidyapati during 14th century in the Bisfi village. Ugna came to the courtyard of the house of the poet Vidyapati in search of job. The story of Ugna and Vidyapati is very famous in the Mithila region of Bihar. [3] There is a Lord Shiva temple at Bhairava village in the Bisfi block devoted to the Ugna incarnation. This temple is called as Bhairava Ugna Mahadev Mandir. [4]
According to legend, it is said Shringi Rishi of the Ramayana period had lived at Singiya village of the block for several years. There is an ancient ashram named after him in the village. The ashram is called as Shringi Rishi Ashram. In the campus of the ashram, there is a temple devoted to Lord Shiva called as Shringeshwar Mahadev Mandir. [5]
Madhubani district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar, India, and is a part of Darbhanga division. Its administrative headquarters are located in Madhubani. The district has an area of 3,501 square kilometres (1,352 sq mi) and has a population of 4,487,379.
Ugna Mahadev Mandir is a Hindu temple in Bhawanipur, Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar. The temple is located 14 km from Madhubani and 180 km away from Patna. It is thought that this place is where Lord Shiva showed his original being to Mahakavi Vidyapati. Ugna was incarnation of Lord Shiva as a servant of his favorite devotee and great Maithili poet Vidyapati.
Phulhar is an ancient historical site in Madhubani district of Mithila region of Bihar, India. It is the place where Lord Rama and Goddess Sita first time met. It was a flower garden of King Janaka of Mithila. A very famous temple of Goddess Bhagwati known as Girija Sthan is situated here. This place is mentioned in many Hindu texts of the ancient India. This place has been recognised by the Government of Bihar in 2020 as tourist centre for Hindu pilgrims. This place is related to Lord Rama.
Gandiveshwar Sthan is a place mentioned in the Hindu history the Mahabharata and a religious tourist centre for Hindu pilgrims. In the Mahabharata, when the Pandavas were exiled from their kingdom to the forest by the Kauravas, Arjuna hid his Gandiva bow and all his weapons under a shami tree, which adherents believe is at this site.
Ugna or Ugna Mahadev is believed to be an incarnation of Shiva as the servant of his devotee, the Maithili poet Vidyapati around the 14th century in Mithila. According to legend, the people of Mithila generally remember and worship Shiva by the name of Ugna, which is among the deity's thousand names.
Yajnavalkya Ashram was a gurukul of the Indian philosopher Yajnavalkya. It is believed that Yajnavalkya got his enlightenment here. It is the place where he wrote many texts of Ancient Indian philosophy. He wrote Shatapatha Brahman, Yajnavalkya Smriti, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, Yoga Yajnavalkya and many more. Yajnavalkya Ashram is situated at Jagban village of Madhubani district in Mithila region of Bihar.
Kapil Ashram was a Hindu monastery of the Vedic sage Kapila. He is the author of Shankhya Shastra of Ancient Indian philosophy. It is located at Kakraul village of Rahika block in Madhubani district of Mithila region of Bihar.
Mithila Madhya Parikrama is an annual periodic journey of the central part of the ancient Mithila. It is held every year between the months of Kartik (October–November), Falgun (February–March) and Baishakh (April–May). But nowadays only Falgun (February–March) journey is famous. It is a circular journey of the central part of the Ancient Mithila. It covers a distance of 128 km circular path. It is mentioned in the epic Mithila Mahatmya which was composed in the 18th century.
Dakshineswar Nath Mahadev Mandir is a historical and an ancient Hindu temple in the Mithila region of the Indian state of Bihar, in Madhubani district at Uttra village in Madhwapur block. It is believed that the ancient Vedic King Daksha Prajapati in Satya Yuga came here to worship the god. This temple is also known as Daksheshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir. The upbhransh word of Daksheshwar is now a day is Dakshineswar. So present time this temple is known as Dakshineswar Nath Mahadev Mandir.
Pancheshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir is a Hindu temple of Shiva in Madhwapur block of Madhubani district in Mithila region of Bihar. An annual four day Ganesh Puja festival is organised by Ganesh Puja Samiti at the temple. An annual Durga Puja festival has been held since 1954, and is organised by Durga Puja Samiti. In the month of Sawan, local residents do Jalabhisheka on the Shivling of the temple every Monday.
Kalyaneshwar Mahadev Mandir was established by King Janaka in Mithila. The temple is also the part of Mithila Madhya Parikrama circuit. The temple is situated at Kalna village of Harlakhi block in Madhubani district. It is said that King Janaka established Shivlings in all the four directions from Janakpur. The Shivling of this temple is one of them. Since the temple is very ancient and historical, so it is very famous in the region.
Bisfi Vidyapati Dih is the birthplace of Maithili poet Vidyapati in Mithila. It is located at Bisfi village of Madhubani district in Bihar. It was also an educational centre of the Ancient Mithila University. Vidyapati used to teach his students here. According to legend, Lord Shiva had incarnated here as Ugna, in the form of a poor servant at the courtyard of his great devotee Vidyapati.
Pundrik Ashram is a Hindu monastery related to the Vedic sage Pundrik. The sage Pundrik was an Indian sage mentioned in the Indian religious texts. He was born in a Brahmin family. He was an ascetic connoisseur of Vedas, lover of self-study, conqueror of senses and forgiving. He was committed to observance of cosmic-Vedic deeds. Pundrik Ashram is located at Punauradham in Sitamarhi district of Mithila region of Bihar. According to legend, Punauradham is considered as the penance place of Pundrik Rishi.
Akharharghat is a village and a local tourist place located at Sahar North panchayat in Mithila region of Madhubani district in Bihar. The village is situated on the bank of three local rivers Dhauns, Yamuni and Bhiggi. There is a junction of these river streams. The junction of these river streams is a religious place for the local Hindu pilgrimage called as Jamuni Sangam. Hindu pilgrimage took bath in the holy water at the Jamuni Sangam on the festival Makarsankranti and Bhai Duj. There is a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva known as Shree Trilokinath Mahadev Mandir. The temple is known for organising a locally famous fair known as Jamuni Mela. Akharharghat is also an Indo-Nepal border which covers three kilometer border from pillar number 830 to 93 in Brahmapuri village. Nepali APF, SSB, Thana Police Force have joint regular patrolling along the Indo-Nepal border. The village is on the trial of the International border line between India and Nepal. This village turns into an island in raining seasons. The village is connected to the Indo-Nepal border connecting road National Highway number 104 by an approach road at the Saharghat village of Madhwapur block. The village is only 3 kms distance from the headquarter of the Madhwapur block in Madhubani district of Bihar. There is a destroyed wooden bridge in the village built during the British rule to connect the village with the nearest market village Saharghat. Local BJP leader and MLC Ghanshyam Thakur raised the issue of the destroyed wood bridge in the session of Legislative Council of Bihar state in India.
Shringi Rishi Ashram at Singiya Village of Madhubani district in the Mithila region of Bihar is an ancient Ashram related to the Vedic sage Shringi in Ramayana. In the campus of Ashram there is a famous Lord Shiva temple known as Shringeshwar Mahadev Mandir.
Manokamna Mandir is an ancient Hindu temple located at Kamtaul village of Harlakhi block in Madhubani district of Mithila region in Bihar, India. According to legend, it is said that the temple existed from Treta Yuga. It is associated with Ramayana.
Ekadash Rudra Mahadev Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva at Mangrauni village of Madhubani district in the Mithila region of Bihar, India.
Madhaweshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir is a historical Hindu temple of Lord Shiva located at the campus of Saurath Sabha near the outskirts of the city of Madhubani in the Mithila region of Bihar.
Jagban is a village in the Mithila region of Bihar. It is believed to be the Tapobhumi of the Vedic sage Yajnavalkya. The village is located in Bisfi block of Madhubani district in India. It is around five kilometres distance by road from Kamtaul railway station of the East Central Railway. The village is divided into two Gram Panchyats, they are Jagban East and Jagban West.
Bhairava Ugna Mahadev Mandir is a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva at Bhairava village in Madhubani district of the Mithila region in Bihar. This temple is devoted to the Ugna incarnation of Lord Shiva.