Famous Shiva Temples in Bihar

List of famous Shiva temples in Bihar. In Bihar, Lord Shiva, affectionately referred to as Mahadev, is deeply revered by Hindu worshipers. The state is adorned with a multitude of Shiva temples, each playing a significant role in the religious landscape. When it comes to Hindu temples in Bihar, Shiva temples take precedence in terms of numbers. Here, we present a compilation of the most important and highly regarded Shiva temples in Bihar that are definitely worth a visit.

Famous Shiva Temples in Bihar

Ashokdham Temple, Lakhisarai

Ashokdham Temple also known as Indradamneshwar Mahadev Mandir is located at Ashok Dham Rajauna Chouki in Lakhisarai district.

Baba Garib Sthan Mandir, Muzaffarpur 

Baba Garibnath Dham also known as the Deoghar of Bihar is located in Muzaffarpur district, is one of the oldest temples of Lord Shiva. It is believed that prayer during the month of Sawan has special significance. This temple is both pilgrimage as well as tourist destination.

Budhanath Temple, Bhagalpur 

Baba Budhanath Temple also known as Vriddheshwarnath Temple is situated on the Bank of River Ganga at Jogsar, Adampur, Bhagalpur district.

Charaut Math Temple, Sitamarhi 

Charaut Math is a temple at Charaut block in Sitamarhi district. 

Chaumukhi Mahadev, Vaishali Gadh

Chaumukhi Mahadev, or Chaturmukhi Mahadev  temple is located approximately 2 kilometres east of Vaishali Gadh, Bihar.

Dakshineswar Nath Mahadev Mandir

Dakshineswar Nath Mahadev Mandir also known as Daksheshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir is located 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. At this Shiva temple, there is a special tradition that after Jalabhishek, it is customary to offer heads of paddy bushes and rice flour roti on the Shivling.

Haleshwar Sthan, Sitamarhi 

Haleshwar Sthan is located in Sitamarhi Girmisani district.

Kapileshwar Temple, Madhubani 

Kapileshwar Temple is situated in the Rahika region of Madhubani District, Bihar. This is one of the famous Shiva temples in Madhubani District. 

Kapileshwar Temple, Bihar

Khudneshwar Asthan Morwa, Samastipur 

Khudneshwar Asthan is located 17 kilometers southwest of the Samastipur district headquarters of Bihar. The name of the temple was inherited from a Muslim woman named Khudni who found the Lingam at this location and became a devotee of Lord Shiva.

Lal Keshwar Shiv Temple, Vaishali 

Lal Keshwar Shiv Mandir is a Hindu Temple located at Bagmusa (Hajipur), Vaishali 

Mittheswarnath Shiv Temple, Darbhanga

Mitheshwarnath Shiva Temple  is located at Chunabhatti Near Mitthu Mistri Chowk, Darbhanga District, Bihar

Mundeshwari Temple, Kaimur 

Mundeshwari Devi Temple is located at Ramgarh Village, on the Mundeshwari Hills of Kaimur plateau near Son River at Kaimur district. It is an ancient temple which is believed to be dedicated to the worship of the goddess Durga and god Shiva is considered as the oldest functional Hindu temple of the World.

Nair temple, Dharawat

Nair temple is a ruined pillared temple at the location of Nair, on the road between Patna and Gaya, west of Dharawat. The pillars are made of granite in one block. They form a portico which is still standing in front of the temple.

Pataleshwar Mandir, Hajipur

Pataleshwar Mandir is located at Jadhua Road, Hajipur. The main significance of Pataleshwar Mandir is that the lingam came out of soil on its own. 

Shri Adinath Akhara, Buxar

Shri Adinath Akhara Temple  is also known as Shri Nath Ashram, Charitravan or Shri Nath Baba Mandiris situated 1.5 km from the Buxar railway station at the confluence of the Ganga and Sone canals.

Sri Bhoothnath Mandir, Bhagalpur

Sri Bhoothnath Mandir or Baba Bhoothnath Temple is a well-known temple located in Bhagalpur. The temple is one of the oldest Hindu temples in Bihar and is believed to be established 700 years.

Sundernath Temple, Kursakanta, Araria

Sundarnath Temple is  located in Kursakanta Araria of the Indian state of Bihar near the India–Nepal border, at Sundari Math (Sundarnath Dham). 

Ugna Mahadev, Bhawanipur

Ugna Mahadev Mandir is located  in Bhawanipur, Madhubani district