Baidhyanath Temple, Deoghar

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Baidhyanath Temple in Deoghar is a major Hindu pilgrimage site renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas dedicated to Lord Shiva.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple
Jyotirlinga shrine
pilgrimage site
alsoKnownAs Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple
surface form: Baba Baidyanath Dham

Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple
surface form: Baidyanath Dham

Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple
surface form: Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga
architectureStyle Nagara style (broadly classified)
associatedWith Goddess Gauri
surface form: Parvati

Ramayana tradition
Ravana
dedicatedTo Shiva
surface form: Lord Shiva
festival Maha Shivaratri
surface form: Mahashivaratri

Shravani Mela
governingBody local temple trust (Baba Baidyanath Temple management)
hasShrine Parvati temple in the complex
main Shiva lingam (Jyotirlinga)
locatedIn Deoghar
locatedInCountry India
locatedInDistrict Deoghar
surface form: Deoghar district
locatedInState Jharkhand
nearbyCity Jasidih
nearestRailwayStation Jasidih Junction
numberOfJyotirlingas one of the twelve Jyotirlingas
peakPilgrimageSeason Hindu month of Shravana
pilgrimageRoute Kanwar Yatra
surface form: Kanwar Yatra to Deoghar
primaryDeity Shiva as Baidyanath
religion Hinduism
significance considered highly sacred among Shaivites
important center of Shravani pilgrimage in eastern India
statePilgrimsComeFrom Bihar
Jharkhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
templeComplex consists of multiple smaller shrines
tourismCategory religious tourism destination
visitedBy millions of devotees annually

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Jharkhand hasImportantReligiousSite Baidhyanath Temple, Deoghar
Kanwar Yatra importantDestinationTemple Baidhyanath Temple, Deoghar
this entity surface form: Baba Baidyanath Temple, Deoghar