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{{Short description|Ancient location in the epic Mahabharata}}
{{Infobox ancient site
| name = Devkhal Jheel
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = mai
| location = Bhagwanpur Kamala Panchayat, Ujiyarpur block, [[Samastipur district]], Bihar, India
| region = [[Mithila region]]
| type = Lake
| notes = Location in the [[Mahabharata]]
| alternate_name = Devkhal Chaur
|event=[[Yaksha Prashna]]}}

'''Devkhal Jheel''' is a lake believed to be the location where the dialogues between [[Yaksha]] and [[Yudhishthira]] took place in the epic [[Mahabharata]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=ब‍िहार के समस्‍तीपुर में इस झील के क‍िनारे हुआ था यक्ष–युधिष्ठिर संवाद - The Yaksha Yudhishthira dialogue took place at the lake of Samastipur in Bihar |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-the-yaksha-yudhishthira-dialogue-took-place-at-the-lake-of-samastipur-in-bihar-21206239.html#google_vignette |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref> It is also known as ''Devkhal Chaur''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=ऐतिहासिक स्थल को सरकारी मरहम की दरकार - |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/samastipur-12277209.html |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kumari |first=Smita |date=2017 |title=Studies On The Water Quality Of Devkhal Chour Of Samastipur And Their Effect On Distribution Of Alagal Communities Of Two Consecutive Years IE 201213 And 201314 |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/486950 |journal=University |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=देवखाल चौर में बरामद लाश की हुई पहचान |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/samastipur/story-identity-of-dead-body-recovered-in-devkhal-chaur-4245969.html |work=Hindustan}}</ref>

== Description ==
Devkhal Jheel is a lake in Bhagwanpur Kamala Panchayat in the [[Ujiarpur Assembly constituency|Ujiyarpur]] block of the Samastipur district in the Mithila region of Bihar in India.

According to legend, the Devkhal Jheel was the location in the [[Mahabharata]] where the dialogues between [[Yaksha]] and [[Yudhishthira]] took place.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> It is said that the [[Pandava|Pandavas]] had traveled by this route during their ''[[Agyaata Vaasa]]'' (unknown stay).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |title=मोतिहारी से वैशाली मुजफ्फरपुर समस्तीपुर होते हुए बलान नदी में मिलकर बेगूसराय तक जाने |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/samastipur/news/the-river-that-goes-from-motihari-to-begusarai-via-vaishali-muzaffarpur-samastipur-and-joins-the-balan-river-is-neglected-133133513.html |work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]}}</ref>

The Noon River flowing through the village is one of the sources of water for the lake.<ref name=":2" />

== Excavations ==
In the year 2002, archaeological excavations were conducted here. The excavations uncovered some evidences of the [[Kushan Empire|Kushan period]] civilization. The archeologists involved in the excavations found some ancient walls ranging from 45 cm to one meter wide there. Several rare sculptures and other artifacts were recovered. Similarly, a piece of pottery with a [[Brahmi script|Brahmi]] inscription was also discovered from the legendary lake.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2025-10-27 |title=समस्तीपुर का देवखाल चौर, जंहा द्रौपदी ने पांडवों के लिए किया था छठ |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/state/devkhal-chaur-in-samastipur-where-draupadi-performed-chhath-for-pandavas-bihar-news-brs25102700697 |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}}</ref>

== References ==
<references />{{Hinduism-stub}}

[[Category:Mahabharata]]
[[Category:Mithila (region)]]
[[Category:Samastipur district]]
[[Category:Places in the Mahabharata]]

Devkhal Jheel - Revision history

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