Saurath, a road side village on Madhubani-Jainagar road, contains a temple known as Somnath Mahadev. It owes its importance to the annual Sabha held by
Maithili Brahmins for negotiating marriages. Many Panjikars who keep the genealogical records of the different families reside here and outside. The festival of
Durga Puja takes place in the village
Gandhwari.
Laukaha is a Town in the district of Madhubani in the
Indian state of
Bihar. It is close to the border of Nepalese town of
Thadi. Laukaha in India and
Thadi in Nepal are a part of one of the agreed route for Mutual Trade between
India and
Nepal.
Nepal Government of
Nepal has set up a dedicated customs office in the town. and Government of
India has set up a Land Customs Station with a Superintendent level officer. So in simple Import and Export are allowed in this location. There were several
Ashramas of the prominent
Vedic sages in the region of the Madhubani district during the ancient times. Some of them are
Yajnavalkya Ashram at
Jagban,
Kapil Ashram at
Kapileshwar Sthan,
Vishwamitra Ashram at
Bisaul and
Shringi Rishi Ashram at Singiya. Similarly there are several locations in the district which are associated either with
Ramayana or with
Mahabharata.
Girija Devi Mandir at
Phulhar is the place where it is believed that
Lord Rama and
Goddess Sita met each other first time in their lives.
Gandiveshwar Sthan is believed to be the place where
Arjuna in Mahabharata hid his famous
Gandiva bow during the exile period of the
Pandavas.
Baneshwar Sthan at Barri village is believed to be the place where Arjuna established a
Shivalinga known as
Baneshwar Nath Mahadev. Similarly
Kalyaneshwar Mahadev Mandir at Kalna is associated with Ramayana. It is believed that the Shivalinga of the temple was established by the
King Janaka in Mithila. In the mediaeval periods, some villages of the district were known for the study of
Sanskrit literature,
Indian Philosophy specially
Nyaya Shastra and
Vaisheshika Sutra. There are still some remains of the academies established by the prominent philosophers and scholars of the mediaeval periods at different villages in the district. They are
Kalidas Dih,
Vachaspati Mishra Dih,
Ayachi Mishra Dih, Kumarila Bhatta Dih,
Bisfi Vidyapati Dih and
Musaharniya Dih, etc. ==Culture==