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{{Short description|Temple in Bihar, India}}
{{See also-text|[[Lakshminarayan Matha]]|[[Bhola Baba Pahadi Mandir]]|[[Ramjanaki Math]]}}
{{Use British English|date = September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox Mandir
|image=Lakshmi Narayan Mandir, Charaut Math.jpg
|alt=
|caption=Lakshminarayan Mandir
|country={{flag|India}}
|state=[[Bihar]]
|district=[[Sitamarhi]]
|deity=[[Lakshminarayan]] ([[Vishnu]])
|founded_by=Mahant Jai Kishun and Maharaja of Darbhanga Raj<ref name="Gaz">{{Cite web|title=Gazetter Publication/Muzaffarpur district/chapter-XVI|url=http://lrc.bih.nic.in/Gazetteer/Muzaffarpur/chapter-XVI.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905083621/http://lrc.bih.nic.in/Gazetteer/Muzaffarpur/chapter-XVI.pdf |archive-date=5 September 2021 }}</ref>
|established=1761<ref name="Gaz"/>
|location=[[Charaut]], [[Sitamarhi]], [[Bihar]]
|coordinates={{Coord|26.5310|N|85.7936|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Charaut Math''' is a temple at [[Charaut]] block (Sitamarhi), in the [[India]]n state of [[Bihar]], of the [[Lakshminarayan]] monastic order group of the Hindu tradition. It is an ancient temple in the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]] of Bihar. Its antiquity is felt by looking at the throne with copper vessels, brass bells of over a Quital weight, brass and silver doors, etc. Apart from being a Hindu temple, it was also an important centre for the tradition of [[Sanskrit and Vedic learning in Mithila]].<ref name=":0" />
[[File:Charaut Math.jpg|thumb|Campus of the Charaut Math]]

== History ==
Charaut Math is a Hindu monastery. It was founded by Mahant Jai Kishun. He was earlier a Mahanth (Head of Hindu Monastery) in a Hindu Math at [[Lakshminarayan Matha|Matihani Math]] ([[Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth, Matihani|Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth]]) of Nepal territory.<ref name="Gaz"/> He founded this Hindu Math when the Maharaja of [[Raj Darbhanga|Darbhanga Raj]] granted this village for the purpose of building a monastery to impart Vedic knowledge to students. It was founded in 1761.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Patil|first=D. r|url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.532467|title=Antiquarian Remains In Bihar|date=1963}}</ref> It became an important center for the Hindu Vedic culture and tradition and education. Charaut was a part of the kingdom of [[Darbhanga Raj]], in the 18th century.

The history of the math has also been described in the book "Antiquarian Remains In Bihar", written by D R Patil, Superintendent, [[Archaeological Survey of India|Archeological Survey of India]], South-Western Circle, Aurangabad, Maharashtra in 1963.

There is also another story about the math. It is said that 350 years ago it was a forest. A Mahatma named ''[[Tasmaiya Baba]]'' selected it as his penance and meditation place. Darbhanga Maharaja was influenced by his penance and meditation, so he donated thousands of acres of land as a gift to him.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=समृद्ध इतिहास पर वर्तमान में बदहाल है चोरौत - |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/sitamarhi-choraut-is-currently-on-the-rich-history-19100805.html |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>

== Present structure ==
The present structure of the Matha (new buildings) was constructed in the year 1915 during the period of the Mahant Ramlakhan Dasji. The present architecture of the temple is 111 years old.<ref name=":0" />

The next Mahant Shyam Narayan Das initiated to take care the legacy of his Guru Ramlakhan Dasji properly. He constructed two high schools in the memory of the name of his guru, namely Lakhan Narayan Memorial High School and Laxmi Narayan Sanskrit High School in the year 1962.<ref name=":0" />

== Within the Math ==

There is Lakshminarayan Mandir in the campus of the math. There is also a Sanskrit school in the Math which was established in 1926 known as Sri Laksmi Narayan Sanskrit High School, Choraut.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SRI LAKSMI NARAYAN SANSKRIT H. S., CHORAUT - Choraut, District Sitamarhi (Bihar)|url=https://schools.org.in/sitamarhi/10041900213/sri-laksmi-narayan-sanskrit-h-s-choraut.html|access-date=2021-09-05|website=schools.org.in|language=en}}</ref>

== Mahants ==
The head of the matha is called as [[Mahant]]. The mahant of the matha is nominated according to the tradition of [[Guru–shishya tradition|Guru-Shishya parampara]] in Hinduism. Till now there have been nine Mahants in the Matha.<ref name=":0" />[[File:Lakshminarayan Mandir, Charaut Math.jpg|thumb|Closer view of the temple Lakshminarayan Mandir]]

== References ==
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{{Hindu temples in Bihar}}

[[Category:Shiva temples in Bihar]]
[[Category:Hindu monasteries in India]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Bihar]]
[[Category:Ashramas]]
[[Category:Sanskrit areas of India]]
[[Category:Sanskrit and Vedic learning in Mithila]]

Charaut Math - Revision history

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