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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
|name=Mahendranath Temple<br />
|native_name=महेंद्रनाथ मंदिर<br />
|image=Baba Mahendra Nath Mandir Mehdar.jpg<br />
|deity=Shiva<br />
|tradition=Shaivism<br />
|festival=Mahashivratri<br />
|location=Mehdaar village, Siwan<br />
|district=Siwan<br />
|state=Bihar<br />
|country=India<br />
|architect=Mahendraveer Vikram sahvdev<br />
|architecture=Nagara and Vesara style<br />
|established=16th century<br />
|image_upright=<br />
}}<br />
'''Mahendranath Temple''' is a 16th-century [[Hindu temple]] situated in Mehadaar village in [[Siwan district]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=सावन के पहले सोमवार पर बाबा महेंद्रनाथ धाम मंदिर में भगदड़, 2 महिलाओं की मौत |url=https://www.india.com/hindi-news/bihar/first-somwar-of-sawan-2022-stampede-in-siwan-mahendranath-temple-2-women-died-5519686/ |access-date=2026-04-28 |website=www.india.com |language=hi}}</ref> The temple is dedicated to [[Shiva]] and is made by then Mahendraveer Vikram Sahdev, king of [[Nepal]] at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahashivratri 2023: सिवान के बाबा महेंद्रनाथ की रहस्यमय कहानी, जब भोलेनाथ के कहने पर निरोग हुए नेपाल के राजा |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/bihar/siwan/mysterious-story-of-baba-mahendranath-of-siwan-mahashivaratri-2023/articleshow/98034057.cms |access-date=2026-04-24 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=धार्मिक पर्यटक स्थल है मेंहदार का महेंद्रनाथ मंदिर |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320170622/https://www.jagran.com/lifestyle/travel-tourism-mahender-nath-temple-and-lake-a-famous-temple-made-by-king-of-nepal-11203253.html |access-date=28 April 2026 |work=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><br />
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The architecture of temple is a blend of [[Nagara Style|Nagara]] and [[vesara]] style.<ref>{{Cite news |title=आस्था के साथ अब पर्यावरण संरक्षण का भी केंद्र बना महेंद्रनाथ मंदिर |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/siwan/news/mahendranath-temple-has-now-become-a-centre-of-faith-as-well-as-environmental-protection-dbp-137731390.html |access-date=28 April 2026 |work=Bhaskar.com}}</ref> <br />
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The temple is on the bank of Kamaldah Lake<!-- Eyah, i know it's a redlink. Perhaps I'll make the article in the near future.-->, and is the largest Shiva temple complex in northwestern [[Bihar]]. Every year Mehadaar Mahotsav is celebrated on [[Maha Shivaratri|Mahashivratri]] by the Bihar government.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahendra Nath Temple {{!}} District Siwan, Government Of Bihar {{!}} India |url=https://siwan.nic.in/tourist-place/mahendra-nath-temple/ |access-date=2026-02-03 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-10-21 |title=आस्था का प्रतिक: 500 साल पुराना है महेन्द्रनाथ मंदिर |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/patna/siwan/news/500-years-old-mahendranath-temple-129042620.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20211021162147/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/patna/siwan/news/500-years-old-mahendranath-temple-129042620.html |archive-date=2021-10-21 |access-date=2026-02-03 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=जानें, नेपाल नरेश ने क्यों कराई थी महेंद्रनाथ मंदिर की स्थापना और क्या है इसका महत्व - Know The Story Of Mahendranath Mandir And Importance Of 52 Beegha Pond Bath |url=https://www.jagran.com/spiritual/mukhye-dharmik-sthal-know-the-story-of-mahendranath-mandir-and-importance-of-52-beegha-pond-bath-20336744.html |access-date=2026-02-03 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><br />
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== Incident ==<br />
Mahendranath Mandir witnessed a tragic incident during the Sawan Somwari rush in July 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-18 |title=Bihar: सावन के पहले सोमवार पर बाबा महेंद्रनाथ धाम मंदिर में मची भगदड़, 2 महिलाओं की मौत |url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/news/story/bihar-shivling-baba-mahendra-nath-mandir-mehdar-siwan-two-women-died-and-two-injured-lcl-1501393-2022-07-18 |access-date=2026-04-28 |website=AajTak |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-18 |title=Sawan 2022: बिहार के सीवान में 'महेंद्र नाथ मंदिर' में जल चढ़ाने के दौरान भगदड़ दो महिला श्रद्धालुओं की मौत |url=https://www.timesnowhindi.com/india/article/stampede-while-offering-water-at-mahendra-nath-temple-in-siwan-district-of-bihar-2-devotees-killed/424539 |access-date=2026-04-28 |website=www.timesnowhindi.com |language=hi}}</ref> when a stampede-like situation and chaos among devotees reportedly led to the death of one person and injuries to several others.<ref>{{Cite web |last=कुमार |first=सचिन |date=2022-07-18 |title=महेंद्र नाथ मंदिर में सोमवारी के दिन जल चढ़ाने के दौरान भगदड़, 2 श्रद्धालुओं की मौत, 2 जख्मी |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/bihar/sawan-2022-mahendranath-mandir-siwan-one-devotee-died-after-ruckus-on-sawan-somwari-ann-2170250 |access-date=2026-04-28 |website=ABP News |language=hi}}</ref><br />
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