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{{Short description|Temple in Mithila, Bihar}}
{{Infobox Hindu temple|name=Chandeshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir|native_name=चन्देश्वर नाथ महादेव मंदिर|native_name_lang=Mai|deity=Lord Shiva|tradition=Sanatana Dharma|religious_affiliation=[[Hinduism]]|location=Harari village|state=Bihar|district=Madhubani district|country=India|site_area=Chandeshwar Sthan}}
'''Chandeshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir''' ([[Maithili language|Maithili]]: चन्देश्वर नाथ महादेव मंदिर) is a historically ancient Hindu temple in the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]] of [[Bihar]]. It is dedicated to [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] in [[Hinduism]]. It located at ''Harari'' village in the [[Andhra Tharhi|Andhra Thadi]] block of the [[Madhubani district]] in Bihar. The location of the temple is locally known as ''Chandeshwar Sthan''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-07-27 |title=चण्डेश्वर स्थान में शिव गण चंड भैरव ने की थी शिव लिंग की स्थापना |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/madhubani/story-chandeshwar-nath-temple-a-historical-heritage-of-religious-significance-201753637707905.html |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=www.livehindustan.com |language=hi}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=चंदेश्वर स्थान में महादेव के दर्शन से दूर हो जाते हैं श्रद्धालुओं के सभी कष्ट |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/madhubani/andhratharhi/news/all-the-troubles-of-the-devotees-are-removed-by-the-darshan-of-mahadev-at-chandeshwar-sthan-134089288.html |work=Dainik Bhaskar}}</ref> It is a historical heritage of region. The [[Lingam|Shivalinga]] of the temple is situated here in the [[Garbhagriha]], approximately ten feet below the ground level.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2019-03-04 |title=हररी-चंडेश्वर स्थान में शिवगण चंड भैरव ने की थी शिव की आराधना |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar/madhubani/news/shiva39s-worship-was-done-by-shiva-chand-bhairav-in-hariri-chandeshwar-place-030621-4039270.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210727140332/https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar/madhubani/news/shiva39s-worship-was-done-by-shiva-chand-bhairav-in-hariri-chandeshwar-place-030621-4039270.html |archive-date=2021-07-27 |access-date=2026-02-18 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
The term Chandeshwar either have been derived from the name of the Shiva Gana Chand Bhairava or from the name of the Maithil scholar Chandeshwar Thakur.

== Legend ==
There is a legendary story of the temple related to Lord Shiva and his [[Gana|Shiva Gana]] ''[[Bhairava|Chand Bhairava]]''. The legend is detailed in the book ''Chandeshwar Suprabhat Stotram''. It was written by the former head of Sanskrit department ''Dr Mahesh Jha'' at the [[Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University|T M Bhagalpur University]] in Bihar.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

According to the legend, it is said that once Chanda quarrel with Lord Shiva and hid himself here after the quarrel. This is why the place was also known as ''Hardi'' and later it also came to be known as Harari village. The ''Shiva Gana Chand Bhairava'' installed a Shivalinga here and used to perform [[Jalabhisheka]] on it.

== History ==
Some historians believe that ''[[Caṇḍeśvara Ṭhakkura|Chandeshwar Thakur]]'', the grandfather of the great [[Maithili language|Maithili]] poet [[Vidyapati]], built the Shiva temple here for the first time. And the present structure of the temple was built by ''Maharaja'' of [[Raj Darbhanga]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== References ==
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CelestaWolf314 at 14:34, 3 May 2026