Arjundhara is the name of a temple that is situated in south-eastern part of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

. It is situated in

Jhapa Jhapa ( ne, झापा जिल्ला; ) is a district of Province No. 1 in eastern Nepal named after a Rajbanshi word "Jhapa" meaning "to cover" (verb). The latest official data, the 2021 Nepal Census, puts the total population of the d ...

district, Province No. 1 in Nepal. It is 45 minutes on flight from

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to Bhadrapur and 30 minutes car ride from Bhadrapur to Arjundhara. It is 6 km north from the business centre

Birtamod Birtamod (Nepali: बिर्तामोड नगरपालिका) is a municipality in Jhapa District of Nepal. It is the commercial, educational and transport hub of Jhapa District. Sarnamati Bazar, Dhulabari Bazar, Dhaijan Bazar, Char ...

e, Previously it used to be in Arjundhara VDC waard no. 04. and now it lies in Arjundhara Municipality.Govt announces 72 new municipalities
The Kathmandu Post As Nepal is recently divided into provinces this place lies in the Province no.01.

History

Arjun is a name of lord who is worshipped in hinduism and is considered the greatest talent in the bow and the arrow art, and 'Dhara' means a source of water basically a tap. Arjundhara has got its history from the

Mahabharat The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the '' Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuru ...

times. It is believed that after the

pandav The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: Pāṇḍava) refers to the five legendary brothers— Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva—who are the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. They are acknowledged ...

s completed their 12 years stay at the woods they had to live 2 years hiding their identity before returning to their state. Pandavs were staying in the King Birat's palace, hiding their identity. But the A

Kaurav ''Kaurava'' is a Sanskrit term which refers to descendants of Kuru, a legendary king of India who is the ancestor of many of the characters of the epic ''Mahabharata''. Usually, the term is used for the 100 sons of King Dhritarashtra and his wi ...

s might have found out that pandavs were living their so they stole all the cows that belonged to king Birat so as to compel the pandavs to reveal their identity. The pandavs along with some others from the palace set out in search of the cows which they found in the place which is now called 'Garuwa', which actually means something related to losing of the cows, When the pandavs were returning the cows from the garuwa, the cows felt thirsty. Arjun immediately pulled out his arrow named "Pagnakhestra" and hit it to the ground from where water bursted out from the ground and the cows quenched their thirst. Later, maybe around a century back a nun named 'Khadebaba' discovered this place as the one that has the history with the

mahabharat The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the '' Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuru ...

. And then the temple was built and named 'Arjundhara jaleshwor dham'. Locally this place is also referred as the Pashupatinath of the east. There is also a

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for the Brahmans to read. And also a cow farm. There are also the statues of different gods such as Lord Shiva and Lord Hanuman as it is believed that Lord Shiva changed into Lord Hanuman to help Lord Ram to find Lordess Sita.

References

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