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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
|name=Shilanath Mahadev Mandir<br />
|native_name=शिलानाथ महादेव स्थान<br />
|native_name_lang=mai<br />
|deity=Lord Shiva<br />
|religious_affiliation=[[Hinduism]]<br />
|tradition=Maithil<br />
|location=Jaynagar Town, [[Mithila region]]<br />
|state=Bihar<br />
|country=India<br />
|district=[[Madhubani district]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Shilanath Mahadev Mandir''' ([[Maithili language|Maithili]]: शिलानाथ महादेव मंदिर) is an ancient temple of [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] in the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]] of India. It is located at the outskirts of the [[Jainagar, Bihar|Jainagar]] town in the Madhubani district of Bihar.<ref>{{Cite news |title=जलाभिषेक को शीलानाथ मंदिर सजधज कर तैयार |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/madhubani/story-shilanath-temple-is-ready-for-jalabhishek-8414103.html |work=Hindustan}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=कमला में स्नान के बाद शिलानाथ महादेव की पूजा-अर्चना - |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-worshiping-shilanath-mahadev-after-bathing-in-kamala-19750234.html |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><br />
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== Description ==<br />
Shilanath Mahadev Mandir is located at Shilanath Dullipatti village near the outskirts of the Jaynagar town in [[Madhubani district]]. It is situated at a distance of approximately three kilometers from the headquarter of the sub-divisional town [[Jainagar, Bihar|Jaynagar]].<ref name=":1" /> It is said that the Shilanath Mahadev Mandir is one of the nine shrines for Lord Shiva. According to legend, it is believed as the origination place of the ''[[Ardhanarishvara|Ardhanarisvara]]'' form of [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] and [[Parvati|Goddess Parvati]] from the mouth of the [[Kamala River]]. ''Ardhanarisvara'' is believed as the joint form of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati in [[Hinduism]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-19 |title=शिव के 9 रूपों में से एक है ये शिलानाथ मंदिर, भैरव को छोड़ गए थे शिव! कहानी ऐसी की 3 कोष तक नहीं खिला था सूरज |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/dharm/shilanath-temple-of-jaynagar-is-one-of-the-9-forms-of-shiva-8332067.html |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref> <br />
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Every year on the occasion of [[Kartika Purnima|Kartik Purnima]], a festival fair is held at the campus of the temple called as ''Kartik Purnima Mela''. In the fair, a huge number of devotees from different parts of the [[Madhubani district|Madhubani]], [[Sitamarhi district|Sitamarhi]], [[Sheohar district|Shivhar]], [[Samastipur district|Samastipur]], [[Darbhanga district|Darbhanga]] and other districts, including neighboring country [[Nepal]] come here to participate in the fair. The devotees take sacred bathes in the Kamla river and worship the [[Lingam]] of Lord Shiva in temple.<ref name=":1" /> <br />
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== History ==<br />
The structure of the present temple was renovated by the ''King Visheshwar'' of the [[Raj Darbhanga]]. The King Visheshwar was also an astrologer cum [[Pandit]]. He appointed a [[priest]] at the temple for conducting the regular worship of the deities in the campus of the temple. He also donated 36 acres of lands to the temple for the income of the priest's family.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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