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"Ardhanarishvara Shivlingam"

Born in a Brahmin family in Mahan village, Lakshmi Narayan Das (later known as Pauhari Maharaj - I) took a bath in the Rapti river flowing near the village from his childhood, under a huge peepal tree in the temple premises to worship Lord Shiva.

Used to worship People tell that that Mahakal Bhole Shankar, sitting in the form of Ardhanarishvara, used to give enlightenment to them and the lion used to guard the said place.

Seeing the sage attitude of Lakshmi Narayan Das, his parents tried to tie him into the household life by marrying him, but even after marriage, his routine did not change.

The husband leaving the house early in the morning and coming back home late in the evening started knocking the wife.