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| location = [[Banka district]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]<br />
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'''Mandar Parvat,''' also known as '''Mandar Hill''' is a small [[mountain]] situated in [[Banka district]] under [[Bhagalpur]] division of state of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindubooks.org/temples/bihar/mandarhill/page9.htm |title=Mandar Hill |work=hindubooks.org |accessdate=November 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016031409/http://www.hindubooks.org/temples/bihar/mandarhill/page9.htm |archive-date=October 16, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is about 700&nbsp;ft high and approximately 45&nbsp;km south of Bhagalpur city off Bausi, a place located on the state highway between [[Bhagalpur]] and [[Dumka]]. Mandar Hill is a great place of [[pilgrimage]] although it is not so well known now. On top of the hill are a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] and a [[Jainism|Jain]] temple.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.explorebihar.in/mandar-hill-at-banka.html|title=Mandar Hill at Banka|work=explorebihar.in|accessdate=December 27, 2017}}</ref><br />
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== Religious Significance ==<br />
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The mountain has many references in [[hindu mythology]] known as mandarachal parvat. As per references found from [[Puranas]] and [[Mahabharata]] this hill was used for churning the ocean to extract the nectar from its bosom (Samudra Manthan). There is, adjacent to this hill, a pond called "Paapharni". This holy pond has its own historical significance. It is a place where you can revive yourself after taking a bath in the pond that refreshes mentally and physically. In the middle of the pond is a temple of lord [[Vishnu]] and goddess [[Laxmi]].<br />
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Many rare sculptures of Lord Shiva, Kamdhenu and Varaah, believed to be of 11-12th century AD, can be found to be scattered around Mandar Hill. These rare artifacts need to be conserved by [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 30, 2017|title=Antiquities destroyed in Bihar’s Mandar hills ropeway project|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/antiquities-destroyed-in-bihar-s-mandar-hills-ropeway-project/story-O0y3uI95ZZ4M9R2sWCezeJ.html}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Mountains of Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu pilgrimage sites in India]]</div>->Devesh.bhatta