The Ramchaura Mandir is a

Hindu temple A Hindu temple, also known as Mandir, Devasthanam, Pura, or Kovil, is a sacred place where Hindus worship and show their devotion to Hindu deities, deities through worship, sacrifice, and prayers. It is considered the house of the god to who ...

in the city of Hajipur, Bihar,

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. Dedicated to the god

Rama Rama (; , , ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the seventh and one of the most popular avatars of Vishnu. In Rama-centric Hindu traditions, he is considered the Supreme Being. Also considered as the ideal man (''maryāda' ...

, it is located at Rambhadra near Helabazar. According to local folklore, Rama is believed to have visited this place on his way to

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; leaving his footprints here, which are worshiped as the central icon. The Ramchaura Mandir celebrates Rama Navami, the birth anniversary of Rama. A small fair is also organised on the eve of Rama Navami. Archeological objects excavated from Ramchaura are kept at the Patna Museum.

Etymology

Chaura is a

Bhojpuri language Bhojpuri (IPA: ; Devanagari: , Kaithi: ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bhojpuri region, Bhojpur-Purvanchal region of India and the Terai region of Nepal.:ethnologue:bho, Bhojpuri Ethnologue World Languages (2009) It is chiefly spok ...

word which means orchid.

Significance

According to local legend, the god

had got his Mundan (first haircut ceremony) done here. The footprints of Rama are worshipped here. This footprint is at the altitude of 45 m from ground. "Bari Sangat" and "Chhoti Sangat" is also situated near the temple. During ancient period many Saints, Mahatmas and Yogi used to visit these "Sangats" and offered prayer.

Festival

Rama Navami, celebrating the birth of Rama, is the chief temple festival. The festival is celebrated annually in the ninth day of the Hindu month of

Chaitra Chaitra () is a month of the Hindu calendar. In the standard Hindu calendar and India's national civil calendar, Chaitra is the first month of the year. It is the last month in the Bengali calendar, where it is called Choitro. Chaitra or Cha ...

(March-April). A popular fair is also organised here on Rama Navami. Bael is taken as prasad on the eve of Rama Navami.

Gallery (Ramchaura Mandir - Hajipur)

Image:Ram_Charan_(new).jpg, Footage marks of God Shree Ram known as '' Shree Rama Charanaravind''. Image:Ramchaura_Mandir_View.jpg, Ramchaura Mandir View. Image:Ramchaura_Mandir_closeview.jpg, Ramchaura Mandir (Closeview) Image:Ramchaura_Mandir_Entrance(old).jpg, Ramchaura Mandir Entrance(old)

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