Mahavir Mandir
Near Patna Junction railway station, Patna · Lord Hanuman (Sankat Mochan) – twin images
Bihar's best-loved Hanuman temple, famous for its Naivedyam laddu and a trust that runs cancer and other hospitals.
Mahavir Mandir, beside Patna Junction, is one of north India's most visited Hanuman temples. It houses twin images of Hanuman, a Naivedyam laddu made to a south Indian recipe by artisans from Tirupati and elsewhere, and is run by a trust whose income funds the Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, other hospitals and the Ram Rasoi free kitchen in Ayodhya.
Timings
- Temple open (approx.): approx. 5:00 AM – 10:00 PM; check locally
- Aarti (reported): approx. 5 AM, 11 AM, 4 PM, 7:30 PM and 10:30 PM (Shayan); sources differ
- Ram Navami: Opens around 2 AM
Darshan types and costs
- General darshan – Free
Sevas and costs
- Bhagwan ka Bhog – ₹1,210 (other days); ₹6,050 (Ram Navami) (Any day)
- Sindoor Shringar – ₹550 (Any day)
- Pushp Shringar (flower decoration) – ₹6,050 (other days); ₹8,250 (Tue/Sat/special days); ₹16,500 (Ram Navami/Diwali) (Any day)
- Akhand Jyoti – ₹830 (Any day)
- Daridranarayan Bhoj (feeding the poor) – ₹1,210 (normal day); ₹1,650 (Tue/Sat/special); special bhoj ₹2,750 or ₹5,610 (Any day)
- Sadhu Seva – ₹830 (Any day)
- Dhwajarohan (flag hoisting) – ₹2,750; Dhwaj Sankalp ₹120 (Any day)
- Bhagwan ka Vastra – ₹34,100 (Any day)
- Hanumat Puja – ₹2,310 (Any day)
- Ramarcha Puja – ₹2,310 (Any day)
- Rudrabhishek – ₹1,650 (other days); ₹2,310 (Mondays/special days); Maharudrabhishek (3 hrs) ₹5,610; Sawan Monday/Mahashivratri ₹3,100; other Sawan days ₹2,500 (Any day)
- Satyanarayan Puja – ₹1,210 (Any day)
- Grahashanti Puja / Navagraha Shanti – ₹2,100 (one planet, 1 hr); ₹11,000 (all nine, 4 hrs) (Any day)
- Hanuman Chalisa (108 recitations) – ₹1,210 (Any day)
- Sundarkand path – ₹280 / ₹2,310 (Valmiki Sundarkand) (Any day)
- Durga Saptashati path – ₹1,110 (simple) / ₹2,310 (samput) (Any day)
- Kalash Sthapana with Durga path (nine days) – ₹8,250 (Navaratri)
- Manokamna Yagya – ₹5,610 (Any day)
- Mundan (first tonsure) – ₹550 (Any day)
- Mahamrityunjaya / graha jap – ₹330 per thousand (Any day)
- Vahan Puja (vehicle blessing) – ₹35 cycle/rickshaw; ₹115 two-wheeler/e-rickshaw; ₹275 four-wheeler and above (Any day)
- Ramavat Sampradaya diksha – ₹60 (Check with temple)
How to book darshan
Divya Arpan offerings, Rudrabhishek and Grahashanti puja can be booked on the trust's official site; other pujas at the ritual counter in the temple. The trust warns that only mahavirmandirpatna.org, mahavirmandir.org and the Viraat Ramayan Mandir sites are genuine.
Dress code
No official dress code published; modest clothing is expected.
Best time to visit
Weekday mornings other than Tuesday and Saturday; October–March for weather.
How to reach
- air: Patna airport, a short drive away (approx. 6 km).
- rail: Patna Junction is right next to the temple.
- road: In central Patna near the station and GPO roundabout; autos and cabs everywhere. Parking near the station is limited.
Festivals
- Ram Navami – March/April
- Hanuman Jayanti – Chaitra Purnima
- New Year's Day – 1 January