Baidyanath Temple

Baidyanath Temple is a dedicated to Shiva. It is located in , in the Santhal Parganas division of the Indian state of . The temple complex comprises the central shrine of Baba Baidyanath along with 21 additional temples.
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  • Type: Hindu temple
  • Description: temple
  • Also known as: “Baba dham”, “Baidyanāth”, “Baidyanath dham”, “Baidyanath Dham”, “Baidyanāth Dhām”, “Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple”, “Baidyanathdham”, and “Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baidyanathdham railway station and Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith.

Railway station
is a railway station in , in the Indian state of . The station serves the Baidyanathdham area of and is the closest station for pilgrims visiting the Baidyanathdham Temple, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva. is situated 1 km southwest of Baidyanath Temple.

College
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, Deoghar is a residential boys' senior secondary school in Deoghar, Jharkhand, India, established in 1922. It is the oldest institute of Ramakrishna Mission, and used to be visited by brother disciples of Swami Vivekananda. is situated 1½ km north of Baidyanath Temple.

Railway station
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is the railway station on the Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line, serving the city of in , . is situated 2 km north of Baidyanath Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deoghar and Jasidih.

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, also called Baidyanath Dham, is a Hindu pilgrimage town in . It is famous for the Baidyanath temple.

Town
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is a satellite town of under the Deoghar subdivision of in the state of . This connects to other cities. is situated 6 km northwest of Baidyanath Temple.

Baidyanath Temple

Latitude
24.49273° or 24° 29′ 34″ north
Longitude
86.69991° or 86° 41′ 60″ east
Elevation
259 metres (850 feet)
Open location code
7MP8FMVX+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 154382123
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Geo­Names ID
1277779
Wiki­data ID
Q1089897
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In Other Languages

From Assamese to Thai—“Baidyanath Temple” goes by many names.
  • Assamese: “বৈদ্যনাথ মন্দিৰ”
  • Bengali: “বৈদ্যনাথ মন্দির”
  • Bhojpuri: “बाबाधाम”
  • Bhojpuri: “वैद्यनाथ मन्दिर”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد فاجيناتش جيوترلينجا”
  • Hindi: “बाबाधाम”
  • Hindi: “बैद्यनाथ शक्तिपीठ”
  • Hindi: “वैद्यनाथ मंदिर”
  • Hindi: “वैद्यनाथ मन्दिर, देवघर”
  • Hindi: “वैद्यनाथ मन्दिर”
  • Kannada: “ಶ್ರೀ ವೈದ್ಯನಾಥ ಜ್ಯೋತಿರ್ಲಿಂಗ”
  • Magahi: “बाबाधाम”
  • Magahi: “बैद्यनाथ मन्दिर”
  • Magahi: “बैद्यनाथ शक्तिपीठ”
  • Magahi: “वैद्यनाथ मन्दिर”
  • Maithili: “बाबाधाम/वैद्यनाथधाम”
  • Maithili: “बाबाधाम”
  • Malayalam: “Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga”
  • Malayalam: “വൈദ്യനാഥ ക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Malayalam: “വൈദ്യനാഥ് ക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Nepali: “बाबाधाम/वैद्यनाथधाम”
  • Nepali: “वैद्यनाथ ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग मन्दिर”
  • Oriya: “ବୈଦ୍ୟନାଥ ଦେଉଳ”
  • Oriya: “ବୈଦ୍ୟନାଥ ମନ୍ଦିର”
  • Oriya: “ବୈଦ୍ୟନାଥ”
  • Panjabi: “ਵੈਦਿਆਨਾਥ ਜਯੋਤਿਰਲਿੰਗ”
  • Sanskrit: “वैद्यनाथः”
  • Santali: “ᱣᱮᱫᱽᱭᱚᱱᱟᱛᱷ ᱢᱚᱸᱫᱤᱨ, ᱫᱮᱣᱜᱷᱟᱨ”
  • Spanish: “Vaidyanath”
  • Tamil: “பைத்தியநாத் கோவில்”
  • Tamil: “வைத்தியநாதர் கோயில், தேவ்கர்”
  • Telugu: “జ్వోతిర్లింగం”
  • Telugu: “వైద్యనాథ జ్వోతిర్లింగం - చితా భూమి”
  • Thai: “แพทยนาถมนเทียร”
  • “बाबा धाम”

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