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Mitheshwarnath Shiva Temple

Chunabhatti, Darbhanga district, Bihar · 26.1697°, 85.9091°

ShivaModern
Sacred since
1949 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
March 1949
Modern

History & significance

A Shiva temple at Chunabhatti in Darbhanga district established in March 1949 by Mitthu Mistri Thakur and named after him. Since his death in October 1982 it has been kept up by his sons and their descendants, and it fills at Mahashivaratri, through Shravan, at Naga Panchami and at Kartik Purnima.

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.

A wandering sage who came to Mitthu Thakur's house for food is said to have vanished after eating, having told him to build a Shiva temple at the spot where he had long been pouring water on a black stone.

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Sources

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