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Sightseeing Highlights
Do visit the Thaneshwar Temple
dedicated to Lord Shiva,
the Shri Katu Shyam Mandir Temple situated on the Gola Road Samastipur.
Khudneshwar Sthan temple and the Temple at Morwa
which was founded by a Muslim where the Shivling had originally been discovered
10 feet under ground.
The Shiva Durga Temple of Kessopatti
and Vidyapati Dham, dedicated to Lord Shiva are worth
exploring as these are the oldest temples present here.
Another beautiful Shiv temple, Jageshwar Asthan is located in Bibhutipur village.
Other Activities
Capture
the natural beauty of the river Bhagmati especially the sunsets and
sunrises. A visit to the large jute mill in Mauktapur village is a novel experience.
If you are planning your trip to
Samastipur during several yearly festivals celebrated in the Samastipur
district, don’t miss the Chhat Puja Festival. It is a very popular
festival right after the Diwali
held in Bihar. Tourist
Information:
Bihar State Tourism Development
Corporation
Beerchand Patel Path,
Patna 800 001
Phone 91-612-2225411
Email bstdc@sancharnet.in
The urban village
of Samastipur is located in Samastipur
district in the state of Bihar. North of
Samastipur flows the Bhagmati
River and this river
separates Samastipur from the Darbhanga district. Vaishali and the Muzaffarpur
Districts lie in the West, Ganges in the South
and Khagaria and Begusarai in the east.
The district of Samastipur is a
very fertile zone for Rabi crops, and is surrounded by the Badhmati River
and the Burhi Gandak Rivers,
along with several other tributaries. The North Eastern railway has the main
Divisional Headquarters. The railways directly links Samastipur to the state
capital of Patna, Dhanbad, Delhi,
Kolkata, and Jamshedpur.
There are several temples dedicated
to the Hindu Lord Shiva. Thaneshwar
Temple is the most revered Lord Shiva
Temple in the city. There
are several other old temples and many new modern ones that are coming up. The Khudneshwar Sthan is one of the most
famous city temples and sits in the villa. The Morwa (Raytol) is the city's way to express Muslim and Hindu unity
within Samastipur.
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