Parshuram Mandir, Mokama

Once, a Mughal king was passing by the temple then he heard sound of drums. At that time, devotees in the temple were engrossed in worshipping Lord Parshuram. Hearing the sound, the king went to the temple and called the worship a mere show. Then the priest of the temple told the king that let them performed the worship. Listening the priest's words, the king killed a cow there and asked the priest that if his God really exists, then he should brought the life of the cow back. After getting the challenge from the king, the priest started chanting mantras and sprinkled water on the dead cow, then after a moment the cow became alive and its calf, standing nearby, began to drink her milk. The king become very astonished seeing the cow alive. It is said that the priest cursed the king that the place from where he had come would be destroyed. According to adherents, it is said that the curse of the priest became true and the place from where the king came was destroyed.^[1]

On 30 April 2025, the deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary of the Bihar Government announced that the temple will developed as a tourist destination in the state of Bihar. Similarly the Urban Development Minister Jiwesh Kumar announced to construct a Vivah Mandap (wedding hall) in the premises of the temple.^[5] The second deputy chief minister Vijay Sinha of the Bihar Government announced to construct a grand temple of Lord Parshuram. On 28 September 2025, the Government of Bihar took a historic decision to renovate the premises of the ancient temple and approved a budget of amount Rs 18 crore for the development project of the ancient temple.^[3][4]