Shiv Mandir,Shiv Vatika Bettiah, Bihar

Shiv vatika. Piunnibag. Piuni Bagh, Bettiah.
Located at the southern end of Bettiah city, is the Piuni Bagh Shiv Temple. One of the countless temple chains built by Bettiah Raj, this temple is a unique temple of very high quality architecture, very ancient rare architectural and sculpture combination. There is a grand peak above the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, around which there is a parikrama verandah. In front of the eastern entrance, there is a pavilion for the devotees to sit, which is very close to Nepali architecture in appearance. There are two small shikhara temples on the north and south sides of the main temple. Shivalinga is installed in the sanctum sanctorum of the main temple. Two Shivlingas are installed together in the adjacent north, small Shikhar temple. The names of these Shivlingas are also engraved in the same way – Shri Shyamsundereshwar Ji and Shri Manoranjaneshwar Ji. The temple situated to the south is of Maa Durga.
There is a stone inscription on the left side of the main door of this temple. On which the Sanskrit verse is inscribed in compound form. This is the complete genealogy of all the kings of Bettiah Raj. During the glorious period of Bettiah Raj, there were many state-sponsored scholars, one of these scholars was Ramapati Dwivedi Grammar Kesari of Vaikunthava, from whom Prince Mahendra Kishore Singh requested him to compile the complete text of Bettiah Raj in verse and verse in Sanskrit language. Compose the history in verse. It was composed by Ramapati Dwivedi on the request of the king. Even Maharajadhiraj Harendra Kishore Singh Bahadur has been mentioned in it. After the printing of this work in 1864, Prince Mahendra Kishore Singh died. The same composition is engraved on this inscription. When the construction of this temple was completed in 1864, it was recorded as It was installed near the main door of the temple in the form of a statue. Sri Ramapati Dwivedi of Vaikunthava was also known as ‘Vedanta Van Kesari’. He had displayed his scholarship in many events of Bettiah Raj. It is said that Queen Victoria On the occasion of the Silver Jubilee Festival, he composed a eulogy which was sent as a gift by the Bettiah Maharaja to the Queen through the Viceroy. This inscription of the Maharaja was presented in the court as evidence by Shivhar Raj in the battle of entitlement in 1597. The photo of this inscription has been kept as evidence from the Indian Court to the Privy Council of England. It talks about Raja Yugal Kishore Singh, the adopted son of Raja Dhruv Singh. Shivhar Raj got a lot of help from this inscription in the case. Till independence, this genealogy is still safe in the Privy Council of England.