Mandar Parvat

Shri Mandar Parvat Tirth
Mandar giri
Nirvan Sthal of 12th Tirthankara Vasupujya
Religion
AffiliationJainism, Hinduism
DeityVasupujya and Vishnu
FestivalsMahavir Jayanti, Makar Sankranti
Location
LocationBanka district, Bihar, India
Mandar Parvat is located in Bihar
Mandar Parvat
Location within Bihar
Geographic coordinates24°50′28″N 87°02′07″E / 24.841165°N 87.035391°E / 24.841165; 87.035391
Temple(s)12

Mandar Parvat, also known as Mandar Hill is a small mountain situated in Bounsi, Banka district under Bhagalpur division of state of Bihar.[1] It is about 700 ft high and approximately 45 km south of Bhagalpur city of Bounsi, a place located on the state highway between Bhagalpur and Dumka. Mandar Hill is a great place of pilgrimage although it is not so well known now. On top of the hill areJain temples and on bottom of the hill are Hindu temples.[2] A carnival is organised every year at Mahavir Jayanti & Makar Sakranti.

  1. ^ "Mandar Hill". hindubooks.org. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  2. ^ "Mandar Hill at Banka". explorebihar.in. Archived from the original on December 17, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.

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