Saurath

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Madhubani District Map

Saurath (सौरथ) is a village situated six Kilometers north east of Madhubani town in Madhubani District of Bihar, India.

Variants

• Saurath सौरथ (बिहार) (AS, p.997)

History

It is famous for being the place where thousands of Maithil Brahaman converged to fix marriage during marriage season. The people gathered at Saurath Sabha Gachchhi (Sabha means congregation and Gachchhi mean orchard in Maithili). This gathering is an annual event held in the Hindu calendar months of Jyestha-Aasadh. This was an important social congregation where the marriages of Maithil boys and girls are fixed up according to the reading of horoscope by the Panjikars ( Registrars ). The gathering is organised in an orchard covering 22 bighas of land that was donated by the Maharaja of Darbhanga.

सौरथ (बिहार)

सौरथ (बिहार) (AS, p.997): बिहार में मधुबनी से सात-आठ मील पश्चिम की ओर एक प्रसिद्ध ग्राम है, जहां वार्षिक मेले में मैथिल ब्राह्मण अपने बालकों का विवाह ठहराने के लिए एकत्र होते हैं. सौरथ बौद्धकालीन स्थान प्रतीत होता है. दो विशालकाय ढूहों के खंडहर ग्राम के चतुर्दिक एक मील तक विस्तृत हैं. ये संभवत: बौद्ध स्तूप थे.