Parasnath Hill
The highest hill in Jharkhand and the holiest Jain site anywhere, where twenty of the twenty four tirthankaras attained release.
- Where
- Giridih, Jharkhand, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 23.9633, 86.1322
Get the Parasnath Hill stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Parasnath Hill. 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 Parasnath Hill
Usri Falls 28 km
The Usri splitting into three and dropping forty feet, east of Giridih.
Rajrappa 57 km
Chhinnamasta where two rivers meet.
Panchet Dam 70 km
The last of the four Damodar Valley dams, opened at Panchet in 1959.
Joychandi Pahar 71 km
A hill in Purulia, two kilometres out of Raghunathpur.
Maithon Dam 72 km
A dam near Dhanbad, nearly five kilometres of it end to end, and a day out for everyone in Asansol.
Tilaiya Dam 74 km
The first of the four Damodar Valley dams, opened on the Barakar in 1953.
Ajodhya Hills 75 km
An extension of the Eastern Ghats in Purulia, with a hydel reservoir at the top and climbers on the rock.
Hundru Falls 75 km
The Subarnarekha dropping ninety eight metres over a rock face, in full spate only after the rains.
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Questions
Where is Parasnath Hill?
Parasnath Hill is in Giridih, Jharkhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Usri Falls (28 km), Rajrappa (57 km), Panchet Dam (70 km).
How do I get the Parasnath Hill stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Parasnath Hill 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 Parasnath Hill 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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