Saharsa

About:

Saharsa is one of the district of Bihar state in India. It have brief and ancient history. It is situated beside Koshi river which is a well-known river India for its mood. Saharsa is a divisional headquarter which have three district Saharsa, Supaul and Madhepura.

History:

·        Saharsa held the important place in history. Earlier in pre-historic period Saharsa was the part of Mithila which belongs to Raja Janak (from Ramayan). Today Mithila is a world famous culture which paintings known as Mithila paintings worldwide and it is much demanding.

·        Additionally Chandi Sthan at Biratpur is a ancient temple of Devi chandi.  

·        There is one of the shaktipeeth in  Dhamara named Katyayni temple.

·        And Tara temple at Mahishi.

·        Also Saharsa is well known about Mandan Mishra. It was the famous conversation between Mandan Mishra and shankarachaya took place in Mahishi Saharsa.

Aproach:

Presently there are two ways to reach here from Patna, the capital of Bihar. Rail route and Bus route are main travel resource. The other third transportation system is air route which is not in action currently the report as on 2014.

Distance:

Wiki link: Here is the wiki link where you can find more information about Saharsa district on Wikipedia Saharsa.

Important persons from history which contributed to make this city better:  

·        Manohar Lal Tekriwal a businessman donated several bighas land to establish Manohar High School, Manohar Lal Tekriwal College (formerly Saharsa College)

·        Pandit Rajendra Mishra, freedomfighter established Rajendra Mishra College.

·        Late Ramesh Chandra Jha (former state minister) established Ramesh Jha Mahila College.

·        Contractors Sarva Narayan Singh and Ram Kumar Singh established S.N.S.R.K.S. College for which the land was donated by Sri Pirvat Babu and Sri Nageswar Babu of Rahua Mani.

 Historical places to visit:

·        Tara Sthan (Mahishi) --16 Kms from Saharsa Headquarter

·        Katyayani Shaktipith (Dhamara)-- 38 Kms from Saharsa Headquarter

·        Matsyagandha Temple --3 Kms from Saharsa Headquarter