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Sage · Folk · East India

Mudgala

Also called: Mudgal

The sage whose hermitage on the Ganga gave Munger its name in local tradition, and at whose word Sita kept the Chhath fast there.

Sources: Manpatthar (Sita Charan), Munger district administration; with DNA India and Bihar press reports · see Mudgala's web

Relations 1

Mudgala teacher of

Sita (Consort) Folk · Sita's fast at Munger
Tells her how to keep the fast.

Stories 1

Sita's fast at Munger
Local story · as the sage · 2 tellings

Cited

Manpatthar (Sita Charan), Munger district administration; with DNA India and Bihar press reports Temple tradition