In the Hayaghat block of Bihar’s Darbhanga district lies a small settlement named Bauram. This village bears witness to a unique legend of Goddess Durga. The temple here is known as Bhagbatirtha and is filled with miracles. Every year during Navratri, Durga Puja is conducted at this Bhagbatirtha Than. Despite being a small village affected by floods and economically backward, it bursts into a unique joy during Navratri, centered entirely around the tigress-riding Goddess.
Here, Goddess Durga is worshipped in the form of Bageshwari.
Locals believe that the Goddess used to roam the entire village at night,
riding on a tiger in the darkness.
Some villagers even claim that they have seen this
miraculous sight with their own eyes.
The residents firmly believe that Goddess Durga herself was born
in this very village. And that is why she is worshipped here as Bageshwari.
The village also has a strange tale. The Durga temple here
is said to have been created by no one.
Villagers once discovered a stone two to three feet tall at
one spot, known as Bhagbatirtha Than. Scattered around this shrine are several
other stones of different sizes.
It is said that, in some village households, stones would
suddenly appear in their courtyards. No one knew who placed them or why. The
villagers would return those stones to the Bhagbatirtha Than.
This village of Bauram is just fifteen kilometers from the
Hayaghat block in Darbhanga district of Bihar.