Jehanabad is a town in Nagar Parishad and is the headquarters of Jehanabad district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Jehanabad district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Jehanabad town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Jehanabad district is a part of Magadh Division. This district is 45 km from Patna, the capital of Bihar and 43 km from Gaya.
Jehanabad is located on the confluence of two small rivers called Dardha and Yamunaiya. It is the heartland of Magadha and the local dialect is called Magahi. Once considered a poor district The area is however developing now and the services sector is gaining ground in the district.
Education
There are a lot of schools in jehanabad District, most of them are private high schools, which are popular across the city and provide better education, names are as follows, Swami Sahajanand Public School, Sai Central public school sultani pandooi, Purple Town Academy, J.N.V, D.A.V. School, B.V.N., P.P.S., Manas Vidyalaya, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Swami vivekanand high school Tehta are some of the schools following C.B.S.E. syllabus for quite long time. Many new schools have come up in recent time. These schools are contributing in the development of academic culture in the district.The Gandhi Intermediate School earlier known as VT School,Gautam budh high school and S.S. College, Jehanabad is proof of as backbone of district education.You can find Prof. R.P.Sharma's house better known as "professor sahab ka ghar" at the single intersection of roads of Jehanabad. It is near the river bridge Dardha. There you can find educational tips also for your career.Late Prof. Rajeshwari Prasad Sharma was a professor of Political science in S.S. College, Jehanabad and besides that he was an advocate in Patna Highcourt. Also he was a correspondent for many news papers like The Telegrah, The Hindustan times, The Times of India.
Attractions
Barabar Caves are situated in the hilly area near Makhdumpur, 25 km south of Jehanabad. These ancient, rock-cut Buddhist chambers date back to the 3rd Century A.D. and are renowned as the place of origin of the Ajivika sect.
Baba Siddhnath Temple, also known as the Shiva Temple and originally known as Siddheshwar Nath Temple, is located at one of the highest peaks in the range of the Barabar Hills. The temple was built during the Gupta period in the 7th Century A.D. Local legend attributes the construction of the temple to Bana Raja (the father-in-law of the legendary king Jarasandha of Rajgir).
Sati Nagari Lari is approximately 40 km from the main town of Jehanabad. The village of Lari consists of a garh (or fort), Mahadev sthan of BholeNath, and a pond for carrying out various rituals. This village belongs to the landlord Brahmins (or Bhumihar Brahmins/Baabhan pandits), who serve as both priests and agriculturists in that area.
Sun Temple, is located in the village of Bhelawer, and is the site where Chhath Puja is celebrated. Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu Vedic festival to thank the Sun god for bestowing the bounties of life on Earth.
Mahadevsthan, is a temple situated in the village Bhelawer. It was understood to be the ancient temple of Shiva. It is also known as "Buddha Mahadev," meaning "Old Shiva." It is known as a Swayambhu temple, because its linga (or Lingam) was self-revealed.
Temple
Dayanath Dham. A temple of Lord Shiva is situated at Daya Bigha, 10 km south-west from Makhdumpur. The village name was given to Baba Dayanath, the first person of the village. The temple name was given as Baba Dayanath Dham. Pujari of the temple is Brijnandan Mahto and Shivcharcha is held on every Monday at the auditorium of the temple.
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