Kshireshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir (

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

: क्षीरेश्वर नाथ महादेव मंदिर) also known as ''Chhireshwarnath'' or ''Chhileshwarnath Mahadev Mandir'' is an ancient temple of Lord Shiva in the

Mithila region Mithila (), also known as Tirhut, Tirabhukti and Mithilanchal, is a geographical and cultural region of the Indian subcontinent bounded by the Mahananda River in the east, the Ganges in the south, the Gandaki River in the west and by the foothil ...

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

. It is located at

Chhireshwarnath Chhireshwarnath (Nepali language, Nepali: छिरेश्वरनाथ) is a municipality in the Dhanusa District of Madhesh Province of Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014, as a result of the merger between Village devel ...

town in the

Dhanusha district Dhanusha District, (; ), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. It is situated in the Outer Terai. The district, with Janakpurdham as its district headquarter, covers an area of and has a population (202 ...

of the Madhesh Pradesh in Nepal. The

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of the temple is believed to be established by the King Janaka in ancient

Mithila Kingdom Videha ( Prākrit: ; Pāli: ; Sanskrit: ) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-eastern Indian subcontinent whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The population of Videha, the Vaidehas, were initially organised into a monarchy ...

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Kshireshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir is one of the four major Shivalingas on the four corners of the capital city

Janakpur Janakpurdham or Janakpur (), is the capital city of Madhesh Province. This sub-metropolitan city is a central hub for the Maithili language, as well as for religious and cultural tourism in Nepal. The city was founded in the early 18th centur ...

in Mithila. The location of the temple is considered as the third gate of the capital of ancient Mithila Kingdom. It is also the part of the Mithila Madhya Parikrama.

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