Jharkhand · East
Deoghar (Baidyanath Dham)
Jharkhand city of the Baidyanath Jyotirlinga and the Shravani Mela pilgrimage
- Principal temple
- Baba Baidyanath TempleShiva as Baidyanath, in linga form
- Best time to visit
- October to February
- Nearest airport
- Deoghar Airport (DGH), ~12 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jasidih Junction, ~7 km (Howrah–Delhi main line); Baidyanath Dham station in the city
- Tradition
- Śaiva · Śākta
Overview
Deoghar is a city in the Santhal Parganas division of Jharkhand, primarily known for the Baidyanath Temple, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva, and also revered as a Shaktipeeth. Every Shravan (July–August), during the Shravani Mela, Kanwariya pilgrims carry Ganga water on foot from Sultanganj to offer at the temple. The city is often called the cultural capital of Jharkhand.
See sources [1–8]- Shiva as Baidyanath, in linga form
- Shiva
- Radha and Krishna
