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VolunteerJhapa District, a district of Mechi Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Chandragdhi as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,606 km² and has a population (2001) of 688,109. Jhapa is the easternmost district of Nepal and lies in the fertile Terai plains. It borders Ilam district in the north, Morang district in the west, the Indian state of Bihar in the south and east, and the Indian state of West Bengal in the east. The district is divided into 47 Village Development Committees (VDCs) and three municipalities, namely Budhabare in the north, Bhadrapur in the south, Mechinagar in the east and Damak in the west. Its major centers are Chandragadhi, Bhadrapur, Birtamod, Kakarbhitta, Damak, Dhulabari, Budhabare, Surunga, Charali, Baniyani, Kechana, Patharia, Balubadi, Gherabari, Pathamari, Prithvinagar, Halddibari, Maharanijhora, Lakhanpur, Gauradaha, Topgachhi.

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Jhapa District Location in Nepal
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:: VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES (VDCs) OF JHAPA

Anarmani, Arjundhara, Bahundangi, Baigundhara, Balubari, Baniyani, Bhadrapur, Budhabare, Chakchaki, Chandragadhi, Charpani, Damak, Dangibari, Dhaijan, Dharmpur, Dhulabari, Duhagadhi, Garamani, Gauradaha, Gauriganj, Ghailadubba, Gherabari, Golchhap, Haldibari, Jalthal, Juropani, Jyamirgadhi, Kakadvidta, Kechana, Khajurgachhi, Khudunabari, Kohabara, Korabari, Kumarkhod, Lakhanpur, Mahabhara, Maharanijhoda, Maheshpur, Mechinagar, Panchganchi, Pathabhari, Pathariya, Prithivinagar, Rajghadh, Sanischare, Satasidham, Shantinagar, Sharanamati, Shivaganj, Surunga, Taganduba, Topgachchi


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::IMPORTANT VISITING PLACES OF JHAPA DISTRICT

Arjundhara, located in the heart of Jhapa district, is one such account that has got due recognition. But orientalogists have not done any historical researches, nor have many Hindu devotees know about this holy centre in the subcontinent. "Arjundhara may have got a place in Mahabharat. Unfortunately, it is we who have overlooked its significance", says Brijmohan Ghattani, the president of Arjundhara Temple Construction Committee. Ghattani has been a key person to develop this centre not only as a holy place but also as an oriental learning centre.
According to Ghattani, the five Pandav brothers during their twelve-year long exile is believed to have spent sometime at this holy centre. King Birat had stolen cows from this village. When Arjun came to know about this incident during his exile, he fought against King Birat and returned those stolen cows to their respective owners. He used prajnya astra and even brought water to quench the thirst of those cows. Symbolically, the temple built in 1974 today has a pond and five spouts.

Local inhabitants of Arjundhara realised this historical account in the early 70s only. It was in December 1972, a hermit called Khadebaba came down to this holy place from Ilam. He was a hermit naked meditating at this place, says 77year-old Hem Bahadur Thapa, the vice-president of the temple construction committee. The local inhabitants laid a foundation stone when they came to know that Arjun had rescued the sacred cows during his twelve year long exile through this Khadebaba, adds Thapa. "But Baba unexpectedly disappeared after disclosing this account. No one knows where he went after laying the foundation stone for a temple at this place."

In 1980, a construction committee was formed under the chairmanship of the late Durga Kharel. Kharel brought a spiritual and physical change among the local people. He built the main temple and organised recitation of Puran for eighteen years that ended on the day of every Balachaturdashi. Today, the temple, which is called Arjundhara Jaleswor Dham, houses a secondary Sanskrit school, Surya, Nag, Ganesh and Hanuman temples, besides a guest house for devotees who visit this temple from different parts of the subcontinent



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