Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga

Country:	India
State:	Jharkhand
District:	Deoghar
Proper name:	Baba Vaidhyanath Mandir

Vaidyanath Temple:-

Vaidyanath Temple, also called Vaijnath Temple and Baidyanth Temple is located at Deogarh in the Santal Parganas region of Bihar in the south west of Keeul Station. Baidyanath shrine is revered as one of the twelve Jyotirlingams of Shiva. It may be noted that some schools of thought believe Vaidyanath near Parali in Andhra Pradesh to be the Vaidyanatha Jyotirlingam. . It is located in Deoghar in the Santhal Parganas division of the state of Jharkhand, India.

Devotees of Lord Shiva believe that by sincere worship of Vaijnath Jyotirlinga a person is relieved of all worries and miseries in life. It is also said that by worshipping in the shrine a person attains Moksha and all types of happiness. As a tradition, devotees carry ‘Kanwars' on their shoulders and complete their travel here.

Temple Timings:

On a normal day, the worshipping of Baidyanath Jyotirlingam begins at 4 AM. The temple doors open at this time.During 4:00am to 5:30 am, .

The Puja rituals continue till 3.30 PM After this the temple doors are closed. in the evening at 6 PM the doors are opened again for devotees/ pilgrims and the process of worshipping begins. At this time Shringar Puja takes place. The temple closes at 9:00 pm on the normal day,but during Holy Shravan month, the timings are extended. Unlike Somnath or Rameshwaram or Srisailam, here the devotees can get satisfaction by offering Abhishek themselves on Jyotirlinga.

Kanwar yatra:

Like Gujarat's Ambaji and Dakor temples,Baidyanath is also famous for its Kanwar Yatra,which begins in Holy Shravan month.The Kanwarias starts from Sultangunj of UP state and takes water from Holy river Ganga,pouring it into Kanwar(Like wooden pot) and walks 105 km ardous route and finally offers that holy water to Baidyanath Jyotirlinga.

Vaidyanath Temple:- 

Vaidyanath Temple at Deogarh houses a spacious courtyard bound by stone walls. In the temple complex are twenty-two other temples. The Baijnath or Vaidyanath temple faces east. The top of the Shiva Lingam is slightly broken, keeping with the legend that it chipped away when Ravana tried to uproot it. Near the temple is the Shivaganga Lake. The Baba Baidyanath temple complex consists of the main temple of Baba Baidyanath, where the Jyotirlingam is installed, and 21 other temples. The layout below will give an idea of how these 22 temples are laid out inside the campus.

Important Festivals :- 

There are three important fairs, namely, Shri Panchmi mela held in January, Shivaratri mela held in March and the Bhadra Purnima mela held in September. Shivaratri mela is attended by about one lakh visitors in the course of a fortnight

Various festivals like Makara sankranti and Mahashivratri are celebrated with great vigor here.

Accomodation :-

The Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation provides best accommodations, that suit all budgets, in its Tourist Bungalows Natraj Vihar and Baidyanath Vihar in Deoghar and Basuki Vihar in Basukinath.

Nere By Places :-

Baidyanath Temple

Nandan Hills

Naulakha Temple

Kundeshwari Temple

Nav Durga Temple

Satsang Ashram

Mahadeo Falls

Arogyaa Bhavan (5 kms)

Mandar Hills (69 km)

Trikut Hills(17 km)

Tapovan(10 km)

Harila Joria (8 km)    

PagalaBaba Temple (7kms) 

Ramkrishna Mission Ashram (4kms)

By Air:-

The closest airport is at Patna. You can reach Patna via Bombay to Patna, Calcutta to Patna, Delhi to Patna, Ranchi to Patna, Lucknow to Patna and most of the major cities across the country.

By Rail:-

The nearest rail head is at Deoghar, which is connected via rail to other cities in Bihar and outside like Kolkata, Giridih, Patna.

Longest Fair in the world:-

Baidyanath is also credited with its longest fair in the world. The fair starts in holy shravan month. It starts from Sultangunj to Deoghar.More than 6 million devotees visit during Holy Shravan month,it is estimated.