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Sultanganj
is
a
city
located
in
the
Bhagalpur
district
of
the
Indian
state
of
Bihar.
It
is
situated
on
the
south
bank
of
Ganga
river,
25
km
west
of
Bhagalpur
city.
Shravani
Mela(a
festival
of
Hindu
Religion)
is
a
month-long
festival
which
is
celebrated
in
July
-
August
of
every
year
by
devotees
of
Lord
Shiva(God
of
Hindu
Religion).
Devotees
from
all
over
the
world
comes
to
this
holy
place
and
start
their
100+
KM
journey
to
another
shrine
city
of
Deoghar
in
Jharkhand
over
the
foot.
Ajgaivinath
Temple
is
one
of
the
most
famous
Hindu
Temples
dedicated
to
Lord
Shiva.
The
Idol
in
the
main
temple
of
Ajgaibnath
is
believed
to
be
Swayambhu
(Self-manifester).
There
is
a
story
which
says
that
when
Muni
Jahnu
was
meditating
in
his
ashram,
the
Ganges
on
her
way
to
the
ocean
disturbed
Jahnu
with
the
ripples
of
her
waves.
Muni
Jahnu
is
believed
to
have
swallowed
the
whole
river,
and
Muni
Bhagirath
saved
the
Ganges
by
making
an
incision
on
Jahnu’s
thighs
to
make
way
for
the
Ganges.
Thus
river
Ganges
received
the
name
Jahnavi.
Photography
is
Not
Allowed
in
temple
campus.
The
origin
of
the
temple
is
shrouded
in
mystery.
According
to
the
legend
lord
Shiva
took
a
bow
known
as
Ajgav
and
so
the
place
came
to
be
known
as
Ajgaivinath.
It
is
commonly
said
that
Kalapahar
failed
to
demolish
Ajgaivinath
temple,
but
he
could
destroy
the
Parvati
temple
on
the
neighbouring
hill
and
built
a
mosque
there.
Formerly,
this
hill
must
have
been
bigger
and
spacious.
The
high
floods
and
the
constant
strong
currents
of
the
Ganga
must
have
worn
away
the
decaying
granite
rocks
of
the
hill.
The
present
village
Jahangira
to
the
west
of
Sultangang
still
keeps
alive
the
memory
of
the
Ashram
of
Jahnu
Muni.
The
name
of
Jahangira
appears
to
be
the
distorted
form
of
Jahnugiri
(the
hill
of
Jahnu)
or
Jahnu
griha
(the
abode
of
Jahnu).
During
the
rule
of
the
Mauryas,
Guptas
and
Palas
many
works
of
art
and
architecture
were
raised
at
Sultanganj.
The
area
has
yielded
ancient
relics
like
stupas,
seals,
coins,
terracotta
and
Hindu
and
Buddha
images.
Many
carvings
can
still
be
seen
in
the
Sultanganj
hills.
A
number
of
small
images
along
with
a
copper
image
of
Lord
Buddha
about
seven
feet
high
were
excavated
here.
A
Buddha
image
found
in
Sultanganj
is
now
in
Birmingham
Museum.
A
large
number
of
antiquities
covered
from
krishnagarh
at
Sultanganj
have
been
preserved
in
Patna
Museum.
They
indicate
a
very
high
standard
of
Hindu
religiosity
and
culture.
The
fact
that
some
of
the
images
and
other
antiquities
are
Buddhistic
reiterates
that
the
area
was
very
important
from
Buddhistic
point
of
view
as
well.
Most
of
the
antiquities
have
been
identified
with
the
medieval
period.
Through
various
vicissitudes,
Sultanganj
continued
in
importance
in
the
later
centuries.
It
is
peculiar
that
a
place
which
has
the
famous
Shiva
temple
known
as
Ajgaivinath,
which
is
quite
old,
should
have
a
name
which
has
a
clear
Muslim
impress.
It
is
all
the
more
so
when
it
is
remembered
that
Ajgaivinath
temple
is
one
of
the
three
famous
Shiva
temples
in
Bihar
&
Jharkhand,
the
two
other
being
Basukinath
and
Baidyanath
temples.
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