Singheshwar block
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Singheshwar सिंघेश्वर |
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| Community development block | |
 Singheshwar
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| Coordinates: 25°59′10″N 86°47′42″E / 25.98611°N 86.79500°ECoordinates: 25°59′10″N 86°47′42″E / 25.98611°N 86.79500°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Bihar |
| District | Madhepura |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 102,086 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Maithili, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Madhepura |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Singheshwar |
| Website | madhepura |
Singheshwar is one of the administrative divisions of Madhepura district in the Indian state of Bihar. The block headquarters are located at a distance of 6 km from the district headquarters, namely, Madhepura. There's a temple of Lord Shiva. Devotees come from many places for puja. In month of Saavan Singheshwar is jam packed by people. People from Nepal also come for puja.
Singheshwar is located at 26°59′10″N 86°47′42″E / 26.98611°N 86.79500°E.
Panchayats in Singheshwar community development block are: Rampatti, Manpur, Kamargama, Dular Piprahi, Rupoli, Bhawanipur, Sukhasan, Jajhat Sabela, Siheshwar, Patori, Lalpur Saropatti, Baheri, Goripur and Itahari Gahumani.
The Shiva temple at Singheswar, also called Singheshwarsthan, has religious significance since ancient times, as this land was the meditation place of Rishi Shringi. Hence, this place is considered to be the most pious for the Hindus. It is said that during the Ramayana period a Putreshthee Yajna was performed by Raja Dashratha and he was blessed with four sons from the prasad “Charu” of that mahayajna.
The great Sringhi Rishi (Rishyasringa) primarily worshipped Lord Shiva on the occasion of that yajna. Seven “Havana Kunds” created at that time has been converted into a ravaged tank now. Eventually the residential place of Sringi Rishi became famous as Singheshwar. It is visited by lakhs of pilgrims. Sundays and Mondays are very important for the devotees. Mahashivratri Mela (which is one of the Rajkiya Mela of Bihar) of Singheshwarasthan is famous.
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