Baidyanath Temple
One of the twelve jyotirlingas, reached in the month of Shravan by pilgrims walking a hundred kilometres with river water.
- Where
- Deoghar, Jharkhand, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 24.4920, 86.7000
Get the Baidyanath Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Baidyanath Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Jharkhand volume with your photos and a note.
Near Baidyanath Temple
Mandar Parvat 52 km
The hill the gods are said to have churned the ocean with, in Banka, with a rope mark round it.
Usri Falls 55 km
The Usri splitting into three and dropping forty feet, east of Giridih.
Massanjore Dam 75 km
The Canada dam, on the Mayurakshi.
Maithon Dam 79 km
A dam near Dhanbad, nearly five kilometres of it end to end, and a day out for everyone in Asansol.
Parasnath Hill 82 km
The highest hill in Jharkhand and the holiest Jain site anywhere, where twenty of the twenty four tirthankaras attained release.
Panchet Dam 91 km
The last of the four Damodar Valley dams, opened at Panchet in 1959.
Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary 92 km
A sanctuary in the hills of southwest Munger district.
Garh Panchkot 99 km
A ruined fort at the foot of Panchet hill, whose name means the fort of the five clans.
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Questions
Where is Baidyanath Temple?
Baidyanath Temple is in Deoghar, Jharkhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mandar Parvat (52 km), Usri Falls (55 km), Massanjore Dam (75 km).
How do I get the Baidyanath Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Baidyanath Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Jharkhand volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Baidyanath Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Jharkhand volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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