Lachhuar

LACHHUAR Jain temple, Jamui District

A village in the Jamui District situated about five miles west of Simaria and four miles south of Sikandara. It contains a large Jain temple and dharmasala built in 1857 by Raj Dhanpat singh Bahadur of Murshidabad, for the benefit of Jain pilgrims, who visit some places in the adjacent hills. The nearest are three mikes south of Lachhaur and are marked “Muth Boodhroop” and “Muth Purusnath” on the Indian atlas sheet. They are two small shrines picturesquely situated in the valley between two parallel ranges of hills. In each of these shrines is a small statue of Mahavira, one of which dates back to Sambat 1505, while the other appears to be older. The temples themselves, however, are of recent date. Some Jains hold Lachhaur to be the birth place of Mahabir Swamin ,the 24th Tirthankar of the Jains.

Lachhaur is said to have been several centuries ago the residence of Puran Mal Raja of Gidhaur, who built the temples mentioned in the account of Simaria. On the outskirts of the village there is a temple dedicated to kali.
Lachhuar, the birth place of our most revered Lord Mahaveer, capital city during the reign of King Siddhartha, was once a land of great opportunities and a blessed one too. The Lord himself chose to make it his home.

Lachhuar is the land of Shri Mahaveer Swami’s Janma & Kalyanaks. Lachhuar is one of the poorest towns in Bihar today.
According to the belief and history, Kshatriyakund Teerth, Lachhuar, the birth place of our most revered Lord Mahaveer, capital city during the reign of King Siddhartha, was once a land of great opportunities.