Fast Facts :

Located : Bihar, India

Deity Worshipped : Goddess Durga

Known For : Association of the renowned poet Kalidasa

Bihar state is a land filled with places of worship, one of the distinguished amongst them is Durga Temple. These places of worship that you find discerns the complete area of this state are the testimonies of the affluent traditions, inheritance and on the whole the profound trust of the public towards religious convictions.

Durga Temple, Bihar, as the forename proposes is a place of worship of Goddess Durga. Goddess is said to be a Provider of strength or 'Shakti'. Public come here every time to pay homage to the deity and it is also believed that Goddess Durga listens to each and every prayers and fulfills them.

The construction of the Durga Temple, Bihar displays that this temple is an ancient one. However, till date this temple holds a very special place in the (heart) of the locals.

An extremely significant feature regarding the Durga Temple is that the renowned (Poet Kalidasa), used the paathshala placed here, for studying. In this correlation, it is believed that there was a paathshala or village school placed near this temple.

The world-renowned (Poet Kalidasa) who was closely associated with this temple was the author of Meghdutam and Shakuntalam, two masterpieces of the Indian Literature. It is believed that Poet Kalidasa was specially blessed by Goddess Saraswati, the giver of knowledge and she resided in his pen.