Dekuli Dham

Dekuli Dham (Maithili: देकुली धाम) is a Hindu teerth in the Sheohar district of the Mithila region in Bihar. According to legend it is believed to be associated with the epic Mahabharata and Ramayana. There is a famous Lord Shiva temple at the campus of the Dekuli Dham known Baba Bhuvaneshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir.

Dekuli Dham
भुवनेश्वर नाथ महादेव मंदिर
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Sheohar district
Region	Mithila region
Deity	Lord Shiva
Festivals	Sawan Sambari, Mahashivratri
Location
Location	Dekuli
State	Bihar
Country	India
Architecture
Date established	Dwapar Yuga

History

According to the English Gazette published in 1956, Dekuli Dham is situated between the Pashupatinath of Nepal and the Harihar Kshetra of India. There is a Lord Shiva temple known as Baba Bhuvaneshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir in the campus of the tirtha. According to the villagers, temple was also mentioned on the Chowkidari receipt of the East India Company. In 1962, a Saint named Prem Bhikshu who was the resident of Chhatauni village, excavated the pond near the temple. From the excavation several rare metal statues of Dwapara Yuga period were found. These statues were established at an ancient Maul tree near the temple. The temple was constructed by carving a single stone. According to a verdict of the Calcutta High Court, the temple had been considered as an ancient temple.

Legend

There is a mound at Dekuli Dham spread over about one acre of land near a big pond which according to the legend believed to be the site of the fort of the King Dhrupad in the epic Mahabharata. Similarly according to the another legend, it is said that earlier there was a tunnel in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple from where the five Pandavas escaped through this tunnel and saved their lives from the Lakhsha Griha burning in Mahabharata.