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{{Infobox Hindu temple|name=Ashtavakra Mandir|native_name=अष्टावक्र मंदिर|religious_affiliation=[[Hinduism]]|district=[[Bhagalpur district]]|state=[[Bihar]]|location=[[Kahalgaon]], [[Bhagalpur]]|founded_by=[[Rambhadracharya]]|deity=[[Ashtavakra]]|governing_body=Shree Ashtavakra Tirth Seva Nyas Trust|year_completed=2023|architecture=[[Hinduism]]|footnotes=Related to [[Ancient Mithila University]]|image=|caption=The idol of the Vedic sage Ashtavakra in the Ashtavakra Mandir}}<br />
'''Ashtavakra Mandir''' is the Hindu temple built in the memory of the Indian philosopher [[Ashtavakra]] at the bank of the holy river [[Ganges|Ganga]] near [[Kahalgaon]], [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=मंदिर लोकार्पण के साथ तीर्थ बन जाएगा कहलगांव: रामभद्राचार्य |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/bhagalpur/story-kahalgaon-will-become-a-pilgrimage-with-the-inauguration-of-the-temple-rambhadracharya-8121790.html |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Hindustan |language=hindi}}</ref> The temple was inaugurated by [[Padma Vibhushan|Padmavibhushan]] Swami [[Rambhadracharya]]. The temple is located at Charon Dham Ghat of Uttar Vahini Ganga Ghat in Kahalgaon of [[Bhagalpur district]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=कहलगांव में देश का एकमात्र अष्टावक्र मंदिर का लोकार्पण |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/bhagalpur/story-country-39-s-only-ashtavakra-temple-inaugurated-in-kahalgaon-8126153.html |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Hindustan |language=hindi}}</ref> Kahalgaon is believed as the birthplace of the [[Indian philosophy|Indian philosopher]] [[Ashtavakra]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2026 में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी अष्टावक्र मंदिर का करेंगे दर्शन |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/bhagalpur/story-prime-minister-narendra-modi-will-visit-ashtavakra-temple-in-2026-8126151.html |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Hindustan |language=hindi}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=पिता के प्रति पुत्र की कृतज्ञता अष्टावक्र से सीखनी चाहिए |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/bhagalpur/story-a-son-39-s-gratitude-to-his-father-should-be-learned-from-ashtavakra-8117273.html |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Hindustan |language=hindi}}</ref> It is the first temple devoted to [[Ashtavakra]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swami Rambhadracharya was upset with the roads of Bhagalpur, he made this big promise to Bihar |url=https://www.jagran.com/news/state-swami-rambhadracharya-was-upset-with-the-roads-of-bhagalpur-he-made-this-big-promise-to-bihar-22682148.html |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Jagran}}</ref><br />
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== Description ==<br />
The idea of the construction of Ashtavakra Mandir at the birth land of the great sage [[Ashtavakra]] was proposed by [[Rambhadracharya]] on 25 April 2022. The construction of the temple is completed in the period of one year. ''Shree Ashtavakra Tirth Seva Nyas Trust'' having 11 trustee takes care of the pilgrimage. A statue of the sage [[Ashtavakra]] is installed in the temple. [[Tulsi Peeth]] of [[Chitrakoot district|Chitrakoot]] will pay expenditure of typing [[Ashtavakra Gita]] on the temple. A separate temple of [[Ashtavakra]] in the lap of his parents and [[Rama]] - [[Sita]] with folded hands in front of [[Ashtavakra]] will also be built in the same campus of the Ashtavakra Mandir.<ref name=":0" /> The construction of this temple will be completed in 2026.<br />
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