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High medieval · Hindu · Nepal

Arjundhara Dham

Arjundhara, Jhapa District, Koshi · 26.6855°, 87.9896°

Arjuna, with shrines to Shiva and HanumanUndeterminedPagoda
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A pilgrimage complex 6 km north of Birtamode in Jhapa, built around a spring associated with the Mahabharata hero Arjuna. A gurukul for Brahmin students and a cow farm are maintained in its grounds.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

During the Pandavas' exile Arjuna is said to have loosed an arrow into the ground here, and water burst from the spot.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined