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Jehanabad's 800-Year-Old Gandhar Math: A Fort-Like Marvel with Traces from Ashoka to Mughals
- •Gandhar Math in Jehanabad, an 800-year-old monastery, boasts fort-like architecture and historical significance dating from Ashoka to the Mughal era.
- •Founded by Baba Maheshnath, the monastery has seen 12 saints serve and pass away, as indicated by a nameplate inside.
- •The monastery's unique and strong construction, including its main gate, boundary walls, and artwork, showcases advanced engineering for its time.
- •Local co-priest Rajendra Prasad highlights the Math's original seven courtyards and extensive landholdings, now overgrown due to lack of maintenance.
- •A 400-year-old undeciphered manuscript was recently discovered, and a grand puja is held during Shivratri, underscoring its historical and cultural importance.
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Gandhar Math is an 800-year-old monastery featuring fort-like architecture with a strong main gate, boundary walls, and unique temple artwork. Founded by the accomplished Baba Maheshnath, the complex originally included seven courtyards, a well, and residential accommodations.
According to local legend, the area was named Maheshganj after Baba Maheshnath of Gandhar Math made the spot he was sitting on lift and move to meet a visiting Baba arriving on a tiger. This location of their meeting has remained recorded as Maheshganj in survey records ever since.
A roughly 400-year-old manuscript featuring an undeciphered language was recently discovered at Gandhar Math. The district administration has been notified about the find, and an investigative team has been sent to examine the artifact.
