Basukinath Temple
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Basukinath Temple is a prominent Hindu pilgrimage site in Jharkhand, India, revered as a major Shiva shrine often visited alongside the famous Baidyanath Dham in Deoghar.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple
ⓘ
Shiva temple ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | North Indian temple style ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Lord Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Baidyanath Jyotirlinga pilgrimage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFestival |
Mahashivaratri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shravani Mela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | forms a pair with Baidyanath Dham for devotees ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devoteesBelief | considered highly auspicious to visit after Baidyanath Dham ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice | offering water from Sultanganj to Shiva ⓘ |
| governingBodyType | temple committee ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Basukinath Dham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Shiva lingam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
main sanctum dedicated to Shiva ⓘ |
| hasRitual | Jalabhishek to Shiva lingam ⓘ |
| hasTempleComplex | multiple smaller shrines ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | regional religious heritage site ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Shaivism pilgrimage circuit ⓘ |
| localLanguageName | बासुकीनाथ मंदिर NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basukinath town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dumka district NERFINISHED ⓘ Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Dumka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyMajorPilgrimage | Deoghar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenVisitedWith |
Baidyanath Dham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baidyanath Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openTo | public ⓘ |
| pilgrimageRoute | Deoghar–Basukinath route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | Shaivite pilgrimage ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | place of worship ⓘ |
| region | eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| significance |
important Hindu pilgrimage site
ⓘ
major Shiva shrine in Jharkhand ⓘ |
| state | Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| templeType | ancient temple ⓘ |
| tourismType | religious tourism ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Hindu devotees
ⓘ
pilgrims from Bihar ⓘ pilgrims from Jharkhand ⓘ pilgrims from West Bengal ⓘ |
| worshipTradition | Shaivism ⓘ |
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