Munger district has a unique historical background. The areas falling under this district are considered a part of the first Aryan settlers’ midland. It has been identified with Modagiri, a place mentioned in the epic Mahabharat. It was the capital of a kingdom in eastern India near Bhanga and Tamralipta. There is also a mention of Modagiri in the ‘Digvijay Parva’ of the Mahabharata, which seems to be the same as Modagiri.
The first authentic historical account of the district finds a mention
in the memoirs of Xuanzang who visited a part of this district towards the
close of the first half of the seventh century AD.
A copper plate known as the ‘Munger Plate’ was discovered in Munger way back in 1780. Mir Kasim conquered Munger and made it his capital till the army of East India Company captured Munger. MirKasim had to flee through a tunnel made along the bank of river Ganga near Kastharni Ghat.
Places of Interest
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
Bihar Yoga Bharati
It is located within the Ganga Darshan Complex in Munger on a powerful energy centre, about 172 km from Patna. It is on the top of the hill overlooking the river Ganga.
It was Swami Shivanand who first had the vision of a yoga university when he established the Yoga Vedanta Forest Academy in Rishikesh. Paramhansa Satyanand, who established the Ganga Darshan Complex in Munger, carried his inspiration forward. He has founded and established the Bihar Yoga Bharati, the yoga university, to preserve and regenerate yogic science. The university imparts comprehensive yogic education and offers MA, MPhil, PhD and DLitt.
The most important of the monuments at Munger is the ancient fort, built on a rocky eminence projecting into the river Ganges that protects it from west and partly from the north, the other sides being defended by a deep moat. The rampart was provided with four gateways, one on each side, and with circular or octagonal bastions, at regular intervals, carrying the usual battlements. of the gates only the northern gate, called Lal Darwaza, is somewhat preserved, with some carved stones built into it, which originally belonged to some Hindu or Buddhist structure.
Inside the deep Kharagpur forest, 50 km away from the district HQ, there’s this scenic spot with a natural waterfall surrounded by hills from three sides.
It’s a historic fort, similar to the Red Fort of Delhi and Agra. It has original bricks and ancientstructurebut it is bereft of its original tower clock which got dismantled during the 1934 earthquake.
It’s a small temple situated in the cave of a hillock on the northern flank of river Ganga, three km from the district HQ. A large number of devotees worship the eyeball that is fitted inside the temple and revere it as the eye of goddess Parvati. legend has it that this is the site where one of the eyes of Goddedss Parvati fell while her body was being carried by lord Shiva on his shoulder. Astrologers and tantriks from across the country gather here during Navaratra in September-October every year for meditation.
It is believed that the maximum number of freedom fighters who
laid their lives during the 1942 movement belonged to Munger. Several young
boys were killed at Tarapur by the Tommies while they were hoisting the
Tricolour. There’s a Shaheed Bag inside the fort premises to commemorate the
The body of an ancient Sufi fakir is believed to be buried on a hillock on the southern gate of Munger Fort. This place has been renovated and a magnificent mosque has come up there. It is known as Peer Napha Saheb’s mosque. Hundreds of persons pay their respect at this mosque, especially on Fridays.
Maaghi Purnima Mela
The fair is held at Sita Kund every year for a month, beginning
on the Maaghi Purnima day. This fair is famous for sale of wooden furniture of
all varieties at affordable prices. Traders from Katihar, Purnia and Saharsa in
Bihar and UP and Assam participate in the fair along with their products.
It is an important fair. Elephants and horses are adorned with ancient attires and costumes. lakhs of people assemble here on Maha shivaratri to watch a special play based on the mythological marriage of lord Shiva with goddess Parvati.
It’s a hot water spring, the water of which cools only for an hour on the day of Maaghi Purnima. But no one knows at what time the water cools. This hot spring, six km from the district HQ, is now enclosed in a masonry reservoir and is visited by a large number of pilgrims every day, particularly during the full moon of Maagh.
HOW TO REACH
Jamalpur Junction is the main railway station from where Munger, the district HQ, is situated at a distance of six km. Buses, private taxis and three wheelers ply round the clock from Jamalpur to Munger. Munger is also connected by road to major cities of Bihar
Connected by good roads with all Indian cities.
Where to Stay:
State Tourism Corporation’s and Private Hotels, Rest houses and Dharmshalas at Munger.
Hotel Raj, STD Code: 06152, Phone: 228731, 225376
Centre Point, STD Code: 06152, Phone: 220600
Sitaria Hotel, STD Code: 06152, Phone: 222508, 228209
Hotel Namita, STD Code: 06152, Phone: 228680
Murari Hotel, STD Code: 06152, Phone: 261289
In Emergency, Contact, STD Code: 06152
District Magistrate: 222401 (Res), 222402 (Off)
Superintendent of Police: 222405 (Res), 222406 (Off)
Sub-divisional Officer: 222403
Medical Emergencies,Contact, STD Code: 06152
Government Sadar Hospital: 220568
Sevayan Nursing Home: 220412
Dr. K.K.Bajpayee: 222888
Dr. Anirudh Prasad: 222334
Dr. Sunil Gupta: 226539
Dr. Rana Pratap Singh: 222853
Dr. Rupa Prasad: 222746, 222398
Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh: 222173, 221364
Dr. Jogendra Kumar: 9430449751
Dr. Sudhir Prasad: 222714
Dr. J.D.Singh: 222608
Dr. R.K.Gupta: 220177
Dr. J.D.Singh: 222608
Dr. R.K.Gupta: 220177
Auto rickshaws, Cycle-rickshaws, tangas.
October to March.
Light cotton in summer and woolen in winter (specially during November to January).
Wilaya ya Munger ina historia ya kipekee. Maeneo yanayowakilishwa na wilaya hii yanachukuliwa kuwa sehemu ya katikati ya makazi ya kwanza ya Aryan. Imepatikana na Modagiri, mahali palipotajwa katika hadithi kuu ya Mahabharat. Lilikuwa jiji kuu la ufalme katika India ya mashariki karibu na Bhanga na Tamralipta. Pia kuna kutajwa kwa Modagiri katika <unk>Digvijay Parva<unk> ya Mahabharata, ambayo inaonekana kuwa sawa na Modagiri. "Historia ya kwanza ya kihistoria ya wilaya hiyo inapatikana katika kumbukumbu za Xuanzang ambaye alitembelea sehemu ya wilaya hii kuelekea mwisho wa nusu ya kwanza ya karne ya saba KK.""" "Kipande cha shaba kinachojulikana kama ""Munger Plate"" kiligunduliwa huko Munger mnamo 1780." Mir Kasim alishinda Munger na kuifanya kuwa mji mkuu wake hadi jeshi la Kampuni ya India Mashariki lilipokamata Munger. MirKasim alilazimika kukimbia kupitia handaki lililotengenezwa kando ya ukingo wa mto Ganga karibu na Kastharni Ghat. Sehemu ya kuvutia ya Bihar Yoga Bharati iko ndani ya Ganga Darshan Complex huko Munger, kwenye kituo cha nguvu cha nishati, karibu kilomita 172 kutoka Patna. Iko juu ya kilima kinachotazama mto Ganga. Swami Shivananda alikuwa na maono ya kwanza ya chuo kikuu cha yoga wakati alianzisha Chuo cha Msitu cha Yoga Vedanta huko Rishikesh. Paramhansa Satyanand, ambaye alianzisha Ganga Darshan Complex huko Munger, aliendeleza msukumo wake. Yeye imeanzishwa na kuanzishwa Bihar Yoga Bharati, chuo kikuu yoga, kuhifadhi na regenerate sayansi ya yoga. Chuo kikuu hutoa elimu ya yoga ya kina na inatoa MA, MPhil, PhD na DLitt. Sehemu ya kwanza ya mji wa Munger ni ngome ya kale, iliyojengwa juu ya mwamba unaoelekea kwenye Mto Ganges, ambayo inalinda kutoka magharibi na sehemu kutoka kaskazini, na upande mwingine unaolindwa na mtaro wa kina. Ngome hiyo ilikuwa na milango minne, moja kila upande, na ngome zenye umbo la mviringo au la pembe nane, zilizokuwa na mipaka ya kawaida. Kati ya milango hiyo, ni mlango wa kaskazini tu, unaoitwa Lal Darwaza, ambao umedumishwa kwa kiasi fulani, na mawe fulani yaliyochongwa yaliyojengwa ndani yake, ambayo awali yalikuwa ya jengo fulani la Kihindu au la Kibuddha. Ndani ya msitu wa Kharagpur, umbali wa kilomita 50 kutoka makao makuu ya wilaya, kuna eneo hili la kupendeza na maporomoko ya maji ya asili yaliyozungukwa na milima kutoka pande tatu. Ni ngome ya kihistoria, sawa na Ngome Nyekundu ya Delhi na Agra. Mnara huo una matofali ya awali na umbo la kale, lakini umepoteza saa yake ya mnara wa awali ambayo ilibomolewa wakati wa tetemeko la ardhi la 1934. Ni hekalu dogo lililoko katika pango la kilima kwenye upande wa kaskazini wa mto Ganga, kilomita tatu kutoka makao makuu ya wilaya. Idadi kubwa ya waabudu huabudu jicho lililo ndani ya hekalu na kuliheshimu kama jicho la mungu Parvati. Hadithi inasema kwamba hii ni mahali ambapo moja ya macho ya Goddess Parvati akaanguka wakati mwili wake alikuwa akibeba na Bwana Shiva juu ya bega lake. Wanaastrolojia na wataalamu wa tantric kutoka kote nchini hukusanyika hapa wakati wa Navaratra mnamo Septemba-Oktoba kila mwaka kwa ajili ya kutafakari. "Kama ilivyoelezwa hapo juu, ""Mungu ndiye aliyeweka maisha yake katika kundi la wapiganaji wa uhuru wakati wa harakati ya 1942.""" Wavulana kadhaa wachanga waliuawa huko Tarapur na Tommies walipokuwa wakipandisha bendera ya rangi tatu. Mwili wa Fakir wa kale wa Sufi unaaminika kuzikwa kwenye kilima kwenye lango la kusini la Ngome ya Munger. Mahali hapa pa ukumbi wa ibada, kuna msikiti mkubwa na wa kifahari. Inajulikana kama msikiti wa Peer Napha Saheb. Mamia ya watu huleta heshima yao katika msikiti huu, hasa siku za Ijumaa. Maaghi Purnima Mela Maonyesho hufanyika katika Sita Kund kila mwaka kwa mwezi mmoja, kuanzia siku ya Maaghi Purnima. Maonyesho hayo yanajulikana kwa kuuza fanicha za mbao za aina zote kwa bei nafuu. Wafanyabiashara kutoka Katihar, Purnia na Saharsa huko Bihar na UP na Assam wanashiriki katika maonyesho pamoja na bidhaa zao. Ni maonyesho muhimu. Tembo na farasi wamepambwa kwa mavazi na mavazi ya kale. Watu milioni moja hukusanyika hapa katika Maha Shivaratri kutazama mchezo maalum unaotegemea ndoa ya hadithi ya Bwana Shiva na mungu Parvati. Ni chemchemi ya maji moto, maji ambayo baridi tu kwa saa moja siku ya Maaghi Purnima. Lakini hakuna ajuaye ni saa ngapi maji hupungua. Chanzo hiki cha maji moto, kilichoko umbali wa kilomita sita kutoka makao makuu ya wilaya, sasa kimefungwa katika hifadhi ya mawe na hutembelewa na idadi kubwa ya waabudu kila siku, haswa wakati wa mwezi kamili wa Ma'a. Jamalpur Junction ni kituo kikuu cha reli kutoka ambapo Munger, makao makuu ya wilaya, iko umbali wa kilomita sita. Mabasi, teksi za kibinafsi na magari ya magurudumu matatu husafiri siku nzima kutoka Jamalpur hadi Munger. Munger pia imeunganishwa kwa barabara na miji mikubwa ya Bihar Imeunganishwa na barabara nzuri na miji yote ya India. Mahali pa kukaa: State Tourism Corporation's na Hoteli za Kibinafsi, Nyumba za Kupumzika na Dharmshalas huko Munger. 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