Samastipur

Samastipur district of Bihar is spread over an area of 2904 sq. kms. The district is bounded on the north by the Bagmati river which separates it from Darbhanga district, on the west by Vaishali and some part of Muzaffarpur districts, on the south by the Ganges, and on the east by Begusarai and some part of Khagaria districts. The district headquarters is located at Samastipur.Tour Incredible India with Indian Travel agent.

History
The history of Samastipur district has close associations with that of old Darbhanga, its parent district. The district comprises the greater part of the ancient territory of Mithila. Its legendary history goes back to the Ramayana and Mahabharata periods.Tour Incredible India with Indian Travel agent. According to accounts in the Vedic literature, the Videhas of the Aryan stock first migrated to the area from the banks of Saraswati in Punjab. Legendary association of old Darbhanga district with the Pandavas is evidenced by the belief that they stayed in Pandaul village, now part of the Madhubani district, during their period of exile.

Visiting places
There are number of places situated in Samastipur . They are:
Vidyapatinagar:The place, situated in Dalsinghsarai block near the bank of River Ganges, is named after the most revered Maithili poet Vidyapati. It is believed to be the place where the renowned Poet breathed his last in search of Lord Shiva. As the myth goes, Lord Shiva was associated with him since long in the guise of his servant named Ugna. It is said that he wanted to breath his last at the banks of Ganges and was travelling towards it. But due to his failing health, he was not able to reach the banks of Ganges and so the river changed its course to reach him. There is a big old temple of Lord Shiva known as Vidyapati Dham in commemoration of the same. Tour India with Indian Travel Agent.

Malinagar:The village, situated about 35-kms southwest of Laheriasarai of Darbhanga district, contains an old Shiva temple that was built in 1844. A fair is held here every year on the evening of Ramnavami.

Mangalgarh:It is situated at a distance of 14-kms from Hasanpur block of Samastipur near Dudhpura. Dudhpura is the nick name of ancient Budhpura, which was named after Lord Buddha who happened to stay there and preached Buddhism for some time while going round the country.Tour India with Indian Travel Agent. He stayed there at the request of King Mangaldeo. Remains of his fort have been discovered here.

Jageshwar Asthan:It is an old Shiva temple in Bibhutipur village situated about 15-kms from Narhan Railway station. There is also a magnificent old Building of Narhan Estate, which has been very prominent in this area since the Mughal period. One Jageshwari Devi, daughter of Bhaw Mishra, the Vaidya of Narhan Estate, as it is said, constructed the temple. Tour India with Indian Travel Agent.

Musrigharari:It is situated at a distance of about 8km from Samastipur main town on NH28. This place is very famous for its Muharram and Durga Puja Celebration. More than 25000 gather together for the celebration of Muharram and Durga Puja. Experience India with Indian Travel Agent.

Dalsinghsarai:Dalsingsarai is a sub-division in Samastipur district and connected with NH-28 & main railway(Barauni-Samastipur) line passing through town.Experience India with Indian Travel Agent.