Shiva as Baidyanath

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Shiva as Baidyanath is a revered form of Lord Shiva worshipped as the supreme healer and physician, especially associated with the famous Baidyanath Jyotirlinga in Deoghar, India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity
Jyotirlinga deity
form of Shiva
associatedWith Baidyanath Dham NERFINISHED
Baidyanath Jyotirlinga NERFINISHED
Deoghar NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
Jharkhand NERFINISHED
associatedWithHealing karmic afflictions GENERATED
mental distress GENERATED
physical ailments GENERATED
country India
devoteesSeek healing from diseases
longevity
relief from suffering
spiritual well-being
epithetMeaning Lord of physicians
Supreme healer
hasAbode Baidyanath Dham temple complex NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryShrine Garbhagriha of Baidyanath Jyotirlinga NERFINISHED
hasTitle Baba Baidyanath NERFINISHED
Baidyanath NERFINISHED
Baidyanath Mahadev NERFINISHED
Vaidyanath NERFINISHED
iconographicForm lingam
isAspectOf Rudra NERFINISHED
isFormOf Shiva NERFINISHED
isOneOf twelve Jyotirlingas
majorFestival Mahashivaratri NERFINISHED
Shravani Mela NERFINISHED
pilgrimageType Jyotirlinga pilgrimage
Shaktipeeth and Jyotirlinga combined pilgrimage
regionOfProminence Bihar NERFINISHED
Eastern India NERFINISHED
Jharkhand NERFINISHED
West Bengal NERFINISHED
religiousRole grantor of boons related to cure and recovery
protector of health
templeLocation Deoghar district NERFINISHED
templeState Jharkhand NERFINISHED
veneratedBy Hindu pilgrims
Shaivites NERFINISHED
worshippedAs divine physician
healer
worshipPractice Kanwar Yatra during Shravan
offering of water and milk on the lingam
worshipTradition Hinduism NERFINISHED
Shaivism NERFINISHED

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Baidhyanath Temple, Deoghar primaryDeity Shiva as Baidyanath