Banauli Vidyapati Dih
बनौली विद्यापति डीह | |
Brahm Baba Sthan, Banauli Vidyapati Dih | |
| Alternative name | Vidyapati Dih |
|---|---|
| Location | Banauli Village, Mahottari district, Nepal |
| Region | Mithila |
| Coordinates | 26°40′41″N 85°52′46″E / 26.6780129°N 85.8793243°E |
| Part of | Ancient Mithila University |
| History | |
| Cultures | Hinduism |
| Site notes | |
| Ownership | Vidyapati |
Banauli Vidyapati Dih (Maithili: बनौली विद्यापति डीह) is a historical place related to the great Maithili poet Vidyapati. It is located at Banauli village of Mahottari district in Madhesh Pradesh of Mithila region in Nepal.
It is 3.8 miles or 6.116 kilometres South-West from the historical, cultural and religious city of Janakpur Dham in Nepal. It is believed that when the Mughal emperor arrested the King Sivasimha of Mithila, then the King said to his friend and priest Vidyapati to flew his wife Lakhima Devi into the neighbouring country Nepal at his friends kingdom Banauli Raj. Dronwara Puraditya was the King of Banauli Raj Kingdom. Vidyapati and the queen Lakhima Devi took asylum at the court of Dronwara Puraditya. It is said that they lived here for twelve years. Vidyapati wrote many books there. The Government of Madhesh Pradesh declared it as a tourist centre.