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Baidyanath Dham

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Revered as the Jyotirlinga of Vaidyanath (Shiva as the divine healer) and also listed as a Shakti Peetha. In the month of Shravan, kanwariyas carry Ganga water from Sultanganj on foot to offer here.

Key facts
LocationDeoghar
State/UT or countryJharkhand
FaithHindu
DeityShiva as Vaidyanath; the Goddess as Jayadurga
Part of Sati said to have fallen hereheart