Bagahi Dham
Monastery · Shiva (Dhaneshwar Nath) · Bagahi village, Sitamarhi, Bihar
Devotees from across India and from Nepal come for its yajnas and for Shiva darshan; it is also the...
A math with 108 rooms, containing the Baba Dhaneshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir, described as the first Shiva Panchayatan temple in north Bihar, founded by Baba Tapasvi Narayan Das. It is a working centre for worship and for the performance of yajnas.
Plan your visit
- Area
- Sitamarhi
Festivals
- a ten-day Sitaram Naam Jap Mahayajna held annually
Tirtham can arrange here
Guide, car and stay around Sitamarhi
Also around Sitamarhi
- Khatwa appliqué: Bihar's cut-cloth appliqué, once for tents and canopies, now a GI-registered craft of Patna and Sitamarhi women.
- Sikki grass work: Golden marsh grass coiled into boxes and figures that Mithila brides still carry to their new homes; GI-registered.
Nearby places
- Janaki Sthan Mandir, Sitamarhi: Many scholars and religious figures identify this as the place where Sita appeared from the earth...
- Punaura Dham: It is held to be the birthplace of Sita - the field where King Janaka, ploughing during a famine, found...
- Haleshwar Sthan: Devotees come for Shiva darshan at the temple founded at the sacrifice connected with Sita's birth; it...
- Panth Pakar: Pilgrims following the route of Sita's marriage journey stop here at the tree under which she is said...
- Hariharnath Mahadev Mandir, Hariharpur: Devotees come for Jalabhisheka, the pouring of water over the lingam
Questions pilgrims ask
Why is Bagahi Dham important?
A math with 108 rooms, containing the Baba Dhaneshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir, described as the first Shiva Panchayatan temple in north Bihar, founded by Baba Tapasvi Narayan Das. It is a working centre for worship and for the performance of yajnas.
Which festivals are celebrated at Bagahi Dham?
a ten-day Sitaram Naam Jap Mahayajna held annually.
Can Tirtham plan a yatra to Bagahi Dham?
Yes. Tell us how long you have and who is going, and Tirtham plans the days, the guide, the car and the stay.
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