Gaurishankar Temple, center of faith for 600 years

Kopaganj (Mau): Located in the local town along the Varanasi-Gorakhpur National Highway, the Shiv Mandir, which has a history of more than 600 years within its walls, remains a symbol of religious faith and belief of the people even today. People believe that whoever makes a heartfelt wish here, Bam Bhole Shivshankar definitely fulfills his wish. Although there is a huge crowd of devotees at the temple every Monday throughout the year, but in the months of Shravan and Mal, thousands of Shiva devotee Kanwariyas bring water on foot from Ghazipur, Varanasi and offer it on Shivlinga, the entire temple courtyard Deoghar. It appears to be transformed into Babadham. The crowd of devotees gathering here automatically proves the public recognition of the temple. History

King Pithora of Kauria State of Madhya Pradesh was suffering from leprosy. To get rid of this, he was going to Pashupati Nath of Nepal along with his wife Rani Vishnupriya and Laav-Lashkar. When Lashkar reached here it was evening. Camped there. Late in the evening, the king went to do his daily routine and when he dipped his hand in the water of a small pit in the forest, he saw that his leprosy was cured. They started bathing in the pit and became free from diseases. Then he built a grand temple there in Samvat 1529. The imprint of South Indian architecture is visible in the construction of the dome of the temple.