Pandaveshwar Shiva Temple

The historical background of Pandaveshwar Shiva Temple has been associated with Pauranic period. Various myths associated to the origin of this religious place can be found from the local. According to one of the myths, in Dwapara Yuga, lord Krishna having relieving the world of the evils the Pandavas along with Draupadi were on the way to Uttarapanth (Northern Part) had meditated and worshipped Lord Shiva at this place. Thus, the name of this place is Pandaveshwar derived from Pandavas (Sharma, 2063:100). It has not been so long since the place has been discovered. According to the locals there used to be dense forest just 150 years ago. Once the indigenous Tharu people were in the jungle for collecting firewood for their great festival ‘Maghi’ a Tharu person cut a Saaj tree for the whole day but it didn’t fall down. He then went for the second day but the cut off mark on the tree had disappeared. He was astonished thinking that there must have some sort of sprit. He gathered together the other villagers and while searching under the tree leaves they found Paadpeeth, Shivalinga, footmark of Nandi, eyes of tiger on stone, Bishnu Paduka and Jalakund on a single stone. The spread the news of the finding of the Saaj tree and Shivalinga as well as other religious objects around the village. One day, Man Bahadur Chaudhary, a local of Guruwagaun found unconscious at Chisapani while he was collecting the firewood along with other fellows. On the next day he became alright only after the villagers get him bathed in Babai (sarayu) river and offered the holy water to the to the Shivalinga under the saj tree. While protecting the area they were fencing the place by a wall the saj tree slowly slides away from the wall. Now the tree is tilted towards south.

            Every year a huge fairn gets organized at this temple. Akshaya Tritiya, Janai Purnima, Balachaturdashi the pilgrims are crowded. Different religious-cultural events are organized here like marriage, Vratabandh, Rudree, Lakshavartika etc. The local as well as national visitors visit this place. Pilgrims from India visit this place.