Kamaladitya Sthan
{{Short description|Archaeological sites in Mithila}}
Kamaladitya Sthan (Maithili: कमलादित्य स्थान) is an ancient archaeological site in the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent. It is the place where the ancient Kamlark Surya Mandir is located. It is also known as Kamaladitya Surya Mandir.{{Cite news |title=उपेक्षा:अंधराठाड़ी के कमलादित्य सूर्य मंदिर को पर्यटन स्थलों की सूची में शामिल नहीं करने से क्षेत्र के लोगों में मायूसी |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/muzaffarpur/madhubani/news/disappointment-of-the-people-of-the-region-for-not-including-kamaladitya-sun-temple-in-andharathadhi-in-the-list-of-tourist-places-127446116.html |work=Dainik Bhaskar}} It is located at the Andhra village in the Andhra Tharhi block of the Madhubani district in the state of Bihar in India. In the campus of the Kamaladitya Sthan, several ancient statues of Lord Vishnu have been excavated in different times.{{Cite web |title=अंधराठाढ़ी दो हजार साल पुराने संग्रहित हैं अवशेष - |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-andhrathdi-are-stored-two-thousand-years-old-remains-18817510.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}{{Cite web |title=Madhubani News: तालाब से मिली भगवान विष्णु की दुर्लभ प्रतिमा, पूजा करने के लिए श्रद्धालुओं की उमड़ी भीड़ |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/bihar-jharkhand/madhubani/rare-idol-of-lord-vishnu-found-in-the-pond-in-madhubani-crowd-of-devotees-gathered-to-worship/2610829 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Zee News Hindi |language=hi}}{{Cite web |date=2025-01-20 |title=काले पत्थर की भगवान विष्णु की मिली प्रतिमा |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/madhubani/black-stone-statue-of-lord-vishnu-found |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Prabhat Khabar |language=hi}} According to the historical evidence, there was approximately 22 acres of land in the name of Kamaladitya Sthan. But later due to encroachment and purchase of the lands by some people, Kamaladitya Sthan has now shrunk to a few Katthas of land.
{{Infobox archaeological site
| name = Kamaladitya Sthan
| native_name = कमलादित्य स्थान
| native_name_lang = mai
| location = Andhra village, Andhra Tharhi block
| region = {{flag|India}}, Mithila region
| type = Archaeological site
}}
History
Kamaladitya Sthan is also a historical heritage of the Mithila region. It is said that the first King Nanyadeva of the Karnat Dynasty and his prime minister Shridhar, built a fort at this place.{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2025-01-20 |title=मधुबनी में तालाब से निकली भगवान विष्णु की प्राचीन मूर्ति, चमत्कार मान लोगों ने शुरू किया पूजा पाठ |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/!state/ancient-idol-of-lord-vishnu-found-in-a-pond-in-madhubani-bihar-news-brs25012005931 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}} The archaeological remains and antiquities found here were kept into the Vachaspati Sangrahālaya in the village.
Kamlark Surya Mandir
According to historians, Kamaladitya Sthan is considered as the place of Kamlark Surya Mandir and the idol installed in it is Surya Murti. According to legend, it is believed that during the period of Mahabharata, Lord Krishna's son Shambha had come here to worship at the Kamlark Surya Mandir to get rid from the curse of the celestial sage Devashree Narada.
{{Infobox Hindu temple|name=Kamlark Surya Mandir|native_name=कमलार्क सूर्य मंदिर|native_name_lang=mai|deity=Lord Suryanarayana|religious_affiliation=Hinduism|founded_by=Lord Krishna's son Shambha|inscriptions=Tirhuta scripts}}During the excavation of the old temple, a samadhi of a Yogi named Magardhwaj was found under it. The name of the Yogi is inscribed on the stone slab above the Samadhi.