JyotirlingaWORSHIP Baidyanath Jyotirlinga in Deoghar, Jharkhand by The Source 8 months ago written by The Source 8 months ago 0 comment Bookmark Share 0FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail 79 FacebookXRedditPinterestEmail Description : Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga temple, also known as Baba Baidyanath dham and Baidyanath dham is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the most sacred abodes of Shiva. It is located in Deoghar in the Santhal Parganas division of the state of Jharkhand, India. It is a temple complex consisting of the main temple of Baba Baidyanath, where the Jyotirlinga is installed, and 21 other temples.According to Hindu beliefs, the demon king Ravana worshipped Shiva at the current site of the temple to get the boons that he later used to wreak havoc in the world. Ravana offered his ten heads one after another to Shiva as a sacrifice. Pleased with this, Shiva descended to cure Ravana who was injured. As he acted as a doctor, he is referred to as Vaidhya (“doctor”). The temple derives its name from this aspect of Shiva.Kanwar Yatra (Devanagari) is an annual pilgrimage of devotees of Shiva, known as Kānvarias or “Bhole” to Hindu pilgrimage places of Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch holy waters of Ganges River. Millions of participants gather sacred water from the Ganga and carry it across hundreds of miles to dispense as offerings in Baidyanath Temple in Jharkhand.About the Temple:Location: Baidyanath Jyotirlinga Temple Shivganga Muhalla, Deoghar, Jharkhand 814112Country: IndiaNearest Airport: Deoghar Airport(DGH)Built-By: Raja Puran MalDeity: ShivaTemple Timings: 04:00 AM to 09:00 PMFestivals: Maha Shivaratri, Shravani MelaBest Time To Visit: October to March. You Might Also Like Kalamassery Mahaganapathy Temple, Kerala Swamimalai Murugan Temple, Kumbakonam Prayaga (Uttar Pradesh) Jajpur (Odisha) Share 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail The Source Follow Author previous post Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh next post Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga in Maharashtra You may also like Bookmark Jillellamudi 8 months ago Bookmark Vitthal Temple, Pandharpur – Maharashtra 8 months ago Bookmark Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple, Narasinghapuram – Tamil Nadu 8 months ago Bookmark Koodal Azhagar Temple, Madurai – Tamil Nadu 8 months ago Bookmark Dwarkadhish Temple, Dwarka – Gujarat 8 months ago Bookmark Bhadrachalam Temple, – Telangana 8 months ago Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ