Vachaspati Sangrahālaya ( Maithili: वाचस्पति संग्रहालय) is a museum of antiquities found in the region of the Andhra Tharhi block in the

Mithila region Mithila (), also known as Tirhut, Tirabhukti and Mithilanchal, is a geographical and cultural region of the Indian subcontinent bounded by the Mahananda River in the east, the Ganges in the south, the Gandaki River in the west and by the foothil ...

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. It is located at Andhra Tharhi village in the

Madhubani district Madhubani district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar, India, and is a part of Darbhanga division. Its administrative headquarters are located in Madhubani. The district has an area of and has a population of 4,487,379 (as of 20 ...

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. It was established in 1969. The museum was over taken by the

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in the 2000. The museum is named after the eminent Indian philosopher Vachaspati Mishra.

Description

The Vachaspati Sangrahālaya was established with the purpose of preserving archaeological antiquities found in the region of the Andhra Tharhi block in the Madhubani district. In the Andhra Tharhi block, lots of archaeological remains have been found from time to time. These archaeological items have been kept in the museum of Vachaspati Sangrahālaya. In the region, there are several archaeological sites like Musaharniya Dih,

Kamaladitya Sthan Kamaladitya Sthan ( Maithili: कमलादित्य स्थान) is an ancient archaeological site in the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent. It is the place where the ancient ''Kamlark Surya Mandir'' is located. It is also known ...

and Vachaspati Mishra Dih, etc. From these archaeological sites, several antiquities and ancient idols, etc. are excavated or suddenly found in different times. Then these are kept at this museum for preservation.

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