Gandiveshwar Sthan

Gandiveshwar Sthan
गांडिवेश्वर स्थान
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictMadhubani district
DeityLord Shiva
FestivalMahashivratri
Location
LocationShivnagar Village, Benipatti sub-division, Mithila region
StateBihar
CountryIndia
Related to Mahabharata

Gandiveshwar Sthan (गांडीवेश्वर स्थान) is a place mentioned in the Hindu history the Mahabharata and a religious tourist centre for Hindu pilgrims. In the Mahabharata, when the Pandavas were exiled from their kingdom to the forest by the Kauravas, Arjuna hid his Gandiva bow and all his weapons under a shami tree, which adherents believe is at this site.[1]

  1. ^ "बिहार में इस जगह पर अर्जुन ने अज्ञातवास के दौरान छिपाया था अपना गांडीव, यह स्थल आज देश-दुनिया की नजरों से ओझल". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 October 2021.