Country India District Basti Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Area code 05546 | State Uttar Pradesh Tehsil Harraiya PIN 272129 | |
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Makhauda Dham is one of the most ancient place of Harraiya tehsil in Basti district where Raja Dashrath performed yajna with the help of Sage Rishyasringa on the advice of Vashistha. Name of Yajna was the Putrakameshti. It is said that Dasharatha and Kaushalya has a daughter Shanta, who was Rishyashringa's wife. As the conclusion of the Yagna drew near Agni sprang out from the yagnakunda (sacrificial fire pit) and handed Dasharatha a pot of kheer advising him to distribute it among his queens. Kaushalya ate half the kheer, Sumitra ate a quarter of it. Kaikeyi ate some and passed the pot back to Sumitra who consumed the kheer a second time.
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Thus the princes were conceived after the consumption of the kheer. Since Kaushalya had consumed the largest portion she gave birth to Rama. Kaikeyi gave birth to Bharata. Sumitra gave birth to Lakshmana and Shatrughna. there.
An other religious temple Ramrekha Mandir is also near a famous historical place Amorha also called place of Raja Zalim Singh's State Amorha (also known as Amodha) in Basti district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Festivals
Almost every festival of Hindus are celebrated around the year. Ram Navami is the major one. Annual fair is also organised here on the 1st day of month Chaitra (चैत्र पूर्णिमा). On this occasion is a large number of pilgrimages gathering can be seen here.
मखौड़ा धाम अथवा मखभूमि में ही राजा दशरथ ने पुत्रेष्टि यज्ञ किया था। श्रृंगी ऋषि द्वारा इसी स्थान पर यज्ञ संपन्न कराया गया था। परशुरामपुर ब्लाक क्षेत्र में स्थित इस मंदिर में भगवान राम परिवार सहित विराजमान हैं। यहां प्रतिवर्ष चैत्र पूर्णिमा पर मेला लगता है।
Geography
Madhauda Dham is located at 26.8812225°N 82.3023819°E / 26.8812225; 82.3023819.