Bhimshankar Temple

Bhimshankar Temple
Bhimshankar Temple
	Bhim Shankar Temple, Dharahara, Raghopur
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Supaul district
Deity	Shiva
Location
Location	Dharahara Village, Raghopur
State	Bihar
Country	India
	Interactive map of Bhimshankar Temple
Coordinates	26°15′45″N 86°50′04″E / 26.2625391°N 86.8343594°E
Architecture
Completed	1930 (renovated)
Elevation	62 m (203 ft)

Bhimshankar Temple (Hindi: भीमशंकर मंदिर), also known as Dharahara Mahadev Mandir and Bhimshankar Mahadev Sthan, is a Hindu temple, dedicated to the lord Shiva. This temple is located at Dharahara village, near Raghopur, Supaul district, Bihar, India. There is no factual evidence of the establishment of this temple, but it is believed that the temple has existed since the Mahabharata period. The temple was renovated in the 20th century.

The number of devotees turned higher during festivals like Maha Shivaratri, Shraavana, Naga Panchami, Kartik Purnima.

Architecture

The temple's architectural style is Tirhut Shikhara, a widely used style in the Hindu temple architecture of Mithila.

Location

It is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of district headquarter Supaul, and 260 kilometres (160 mi) southwest of state capital Patna. The temple is situated in Dharahara village of Raghopur block.

References

↑ Mishra, Shiva Kumar (1998). Educational Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India: From the Earliest Times to 1206 A.D. with Special Reference to Mithilā. Ramanand Vidya Bhawan. p. 157. ISBN 978-81-85205-71-7.
↑ Bihar District Gazetteers. Superintendent, Secretariat Press, Bihar. 1965. p. 485.
↑ "पांडव ने शिवलिंग की स्थापना कर की थी पहली पूजा" [The Pandavas installed the Shivling and performed the first worship.]. Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 20 July 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
↑ "द्वादश ज्योतिर्लिंग जकाँ विख्यात छथि भीमशंकर महादेव" [Bhimshankar Mahadev is famous as the twelve Jyotirlingas]. मिथिला मिरर (in Maithili). 31 July 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2026. एहि मंदिरक इतिहासक कुनो पुख्ता प्रमाण नै भेटैत अछि मुदा एहि मंदिरक अस्तित्व महाभारत कालसँ मानल जाइत अछि। एहि मंदिरक पुनरुद्धार 1930 ई.मे कएल गेल छल। [There is no firm evidence of the history of the temple, but it is believed to have existed since the Mahabharata period. The temple was renovated in the 1930s.]
↑ Bihar, India Superintendent of Census Operations. Saharsa, 1966. Government of Bihar. p. 52.
↑ "सुपौल में धरहरा का यह प्राचीन शिव मंदिर बना आस्था का बड़ा केंद्र, सावन में उमड़ता है भक्तों का सैलाब" [This ancient Shiva temple in Dharhara, Supaul, has become a major center of faith]. Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 19 May 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
↑ "द्वादश ज्योतिर्लिग के रूप में विख्यात हैं भीमशंकर महादेव" [Bhimashankar Mahadev is renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas.]. Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 September 2026.

External links

[1] Mishra, Shiva Kumar (1998). Educational Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India: From the Earliest Times to 1206 A.D. with Special Reference to Mithilā. Ramanand Vidya Bhawan. p. 157. ISBN 978-81-85205-71-7.

[2] Bihar District Gazetteers. Superintendent, Secretariat Press, Bihar. 1965. p. 485.

[3] "पांडव ने शिवलिंग की स्थापना कर की थी पहली पूजा" [The Pandavas installed the Shivling and performed the first worship.]. Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 20 July 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2026.

[4] "द्वादश ज्योतिर्लिंग जकाँ विख्यात छथि भीमशंकर महादेव" [Bhimshankar Mahadev is famous as the twelve Jyotirlingas]. मिथिला मिरर (in Maithili). 31 July 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2026. एहि मंदिरक इतिहासक कुनो पुख्ता प्रमाण नै भेटैत अछि मुदा एहि मंदिरक अस्तित्व महाभारत कालसँ मानल जाइत अछि। एहि मंदिरक पुनरुद्धार 1930 ई.मे कएल गेल छल। [There is no firm evidence of the history of the temple, but it is believed to have existed since the Mahabharata period. The temple was renovated in the 1930s.]

[5] Bihar, India Superintendent of Census Operations. Saharsa, 1966. Government of Bihar. p. 52.

[6] "सुपौल में धरहरा का यह प्राचीन शिव मंदिर बना आस्था का बड़ा केंद्र, सावन में उमड़ता है भक्तों का सैलाब" [This ancient Shiva temple in Dharhara, Supaul, has become a major center of faith]. Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 19 May 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026.

[7] "द्वादश ज्योतिर्लिग के रूप में विख्यात हैं भीमशंकर महादेव" [Bhimashankar Mahadev is renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas.]. Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 September 2026.