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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Bathing place on the River Ganges}}<br />
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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = Kastaharni Ghat<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|25|22|58.796|N|86|27|34.859|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
}}<br />
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{{infobox<br />
|name=''Kastaharni Ghat''<br />
|type= Ancient and Myhtoligical place(Ghat)<br />
| image = [[File:Gangariver 23220.jpg|Ganges 23220]]<br />
| caption = '''''Holy waters of the Ghat'''''<br />
|date of induction=[[Ramayana]] period<br />
|district=[[Munger]]<br />
|state=[[Bihar]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kastaharni Ghat''' is a ''[[ghat]]'' or bathing place on the River [[Ganges]], at [[Munger]] in the Indian state of [[Bihar]].<br />
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==History==<br />
In the sixth century CE, a [[Hindu]] sage named Mudgal Muni appeared in the city and established two shrines, one at a rock at Kashtaharini Ghat. In the 26th Adhyaya (chapter) of [[Adi Kanda]] of the [[Valmiki Ramayana]], it is mentioned that both [[Lord Rama]] and his brother [[Lakshmana]] on their way back from the encounter with [[Tataka|Taraka]], the demoness, took rest at the spot. The relaxation they had given rise to the name of Kashtaharini Ghat. According to another account it was on his return journey from [[Mithila (ancient)|Mithila]] to [[Ayodhya]] after marrying [[Sita]] that Lord Rama bathed at this place to relieve himself from fatigue.<br />
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A copper plate known as the 'Munger Plate' was discovered in Munger in 1780. [[Mir Kasim]] conquered Munger and made it his capital till the army of the [[East India Company]] captured Munger.<br />
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==Religious significance==<br />
According to [[Hindu]] folklore, one who takes a dip in this ghat receives solace and cure from bodily pains. The name "Kastaharni Ghat" literally means "The bathing place which expels all pains". Its significance is enhanced by the northerly flow of the river at this point, which is termed [[Uttarvahini Ganga]]. The ghat premises is managed by Sri Jagannatha Temple Trust of Munger.<br />
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==References==<br />
http://munger.nic.in/religious.htm<br />
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[[Category:Munger district]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Ghats of India]]<br />
[[Category:Ganges]]</div>->JohnmgKing