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'''Kaunhara ghat''' is a [[river]] bank in [[Hajipur]] in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. It<ref name="bihar envice center">{{cite web |url=http://bhenvis.nic.in/water_resources.html |title=STATUS OF SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER IN BIHAR |publisher=bihar envis center |access-date=15 May 2015 |archive-date=17 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217000647/http://bhenvis.nic.in/water_resources.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> is one of the main [[Ghat|ghats]] of the [[Gandaki River|Ganga-Gandak]] rivers. where worship and cremation have been performed side by side for centuries. Its name stems from a legend, according to which, the fight of Gaja (elephant)–Graah (crocodile), is the reason behind people asking - ''kaun'' ''haara''. [[Lord Vishnu]] had to interfere to save his devotee Gajaraj from drowning. Both Gaja and Grah were [[Gandharva|''gandharavas'']]. Due to a curse they became Gaja and Graah. Lord Visnu killed Graah to give him instant salvation, and saved Gajaraj. The fight is an emblem for the city, and is prominently depicted on the Hajipur railway station's dome, entry point of Sonepur fair and other notable places.<br />
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Since Ganga flows from the west and Gandak from the north, they meet at a [[right angle]] (Hindi: ''konhara''). This name was given in the fifth century. Spoken Hindi later evolved and the word changed from Kon to Kaun and Dhara to Hara.<ref name="dainik jagran">{{cite web|url=http://post.jagran.com/search/hajipur|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425014713/http://post.jagran.com/search/hajipur|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 April 2011|title=kaunhara ghar,hajipur|publisher=[[jagran]]}}</ref><br />
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== Legend ==<br />
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Kaunhara ghat is related to the story of two brothers. The elder was humble and a worshiper of Lord Vishnu, while the younger was greedy and bad-natured. They fought over their land. The younger wanted more land than his brother and succeeded, as the elder was more gracious.<br />
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In their next reincarnation, elder returned as an elephant while younger became a crocodile. The elephant remained a worshiper of Lord Vishnu and used to bathe early and then pray to Lord VIshnu there.<ref>kaunhara ghat{{cite video |title=Konhara Ghat of Gandaki River : Bihar|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LK3PEOX1cA |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=26 Nov 2014}}</ref> One morning, when he entered the river for bath, the crocodile grabbed his leg, beginning a long fight. When the elephant was about to lose, he prayed to Lord Vishnu to save him. Lord Vishnu responded by cutting the crocodile into pieces with his [[Sudarshana Chakra|Sudarshan chakra]]. This became known as “Kaun Hara” – “who lost”.<br />
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== Culture ==<br />
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People of [[Hajipur]] on every ''[[Full moon|pornima]]'' and especially during [[Kartik Purnima|Karthik Purnima]]. The [[ghat]] is decorated for every [[Chhath|Chaat puja]].<ref>KAUNHARA ghat {{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/24454452/KONHARA-GHAT|title=Konhara Ghat|publisher=wikimepia}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
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{{Rivers in Bihar}}<br />
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[[Category:Hajipur]]<br />
[[Category:Ganges]]<br />
[[Category:Ganges basin]]<br />
[[Category:Rivers of Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Rivers of Jharkhand]]<br />
[[Category:Ghats of India]]</div>IQOCharli56