Rajnagar is the nearest village to

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, India. The ruins of the Rajnagar Palace, destroyed in the

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, are located here.

History

Maharajadhiraj Sir Rameshwar Singh Jha wanted to shift the headquarters of Raj Darbhanga from

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to Rajnagar and spent money in building palaces and temples and excavating or renovating tanks. The palaces were ruined almost beyond repair and the temples were also very badly damaged. The earthquake rendered the main palace through the

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hall and the roof over the inner shrines into a mass of ruins and the marble image of the deity broke into pieces. The

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temple built on the South Indian model was beyond repair. The village has had electricity since 1959. A railway station of the North-Eastern Railway serves the village. The village is also the centre of trade in ''

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'' (water berries).

Gallery

File:Kali_Temple_at_Raj_Nagar.jpg, Kali Temple at Raj Nagar File:Rajnagar_Railway_Station.jpg, Rajnagar Railway Station is located in Madhubani district File:Girja temple.jpg, Girja temple

References

External links

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Bihar Govt. Official Website
{{Authority control Villages in Madhubani district Populated places in Mithila, India