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High medieval · Hindu · India

Pataleshwar Mandir

Hajipur, Vaishali district, Bihar · 25.6667°, 85.2167°

Shiva, worshipped as a lingamUndetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple on Jadhua Road in Hajipur, Vaishali district, held locally to be of ancient standing and busiest at Shivratri.

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.

The lingam here is said to have risen out of the ground of its own accord, making the shrine a swayambhu one.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined