Sringri Rishi Dham

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Shringi Rishi Dham is a Hindu temple in the Suryagraha block of Lakhisarai district of Bihar, India. [1] Devotees come here to get their children's head shaved after their wishes are fulfilled. [2] [3] The mountain waterfalls and ponds here enhance the beauty. [4] [5]

Mythology

On the advice of Guru Vashishtha, King Dasharath had the tonsure ceremony of his four sons Rama, Bharata, Laxman and Shatrughna performed at the ashram of Rishi Singh. [6]

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References

  1. Bharat, E. T. V. (17 November 2021). "श्रृंगी ऋषि धाम: जहां भगवान राम समेत चारों भाइयों का हुआ था मुंडन संस्कार". ETV Bharat News (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  2. "पहली सोमवारी को श्रृंगी ऋषि धाम सहित अन्य शिवालयों में उमड़ी भीड़".
  3. "बिहार में यहां हुआ था भगवान राम का मुंडन, पहाड़ियों से घिरा है यह आश्रम". www.timesnowhindi.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  4. "shringi rishi dham lakhisarai Celebrate New Year". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 31 December 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  5. "थानाध्यक्ष के नेतृत्व में श्रृंगी ऋषि धाम जाने वाले रास्ते में की गई साफ-सफाई".
  6. "कहां हुआ था मर्यादा पुरुषोत्तम राम का मुंडन, बिहार के लखीसराय से है खास कनेक्शन". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 August 2024.

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