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General Information
What to See
How to reach
Where to Stay
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 Deoghar,
(the House of the God), situated in the Santhal Parganas of Jharkhand,
is a popular health resort and an important center of Hindu pilgrimage,
having the ancient temple of Baba Baidyanath - one of the twelve Jyotirlingas
in India. For centuries, devotees of Lord Shiva, in the month of Shravan.
undertake a rigorous 100-km pilgrimage on foot from Ajgaibinath (Sultanganj)
to offer Holy Water to Baba Baidyanath. The pilgrimage is deemed complete
with the homage paid at Basukinath, 43 km from Deoghar.
- Temperature (Max./Min.) Deg C: Summer
- 36.9/23 Winter -27.7/7.4.
- Best Season: October to February
- Languages Spoken: Hindi, Bengali and English.
- Clothing: Summer - Cotton/Tropical, Winter
- Light Woolens.
 Baidyanath
Temple, Nandan Hills, Naulakha Temple, Kundeshwari Temple, Nav Durga Temple, Satsang
Ashram, Mahadeo Falls, Harila Joria (8 km), Tapovan(10 km), Trikut Hills(17
km) are major tourist attractions.
Other places of interest are Mandar Hills (69 km) which
is believed to have been used by the Gods to churn Oceans and Sultanganj
(100 km) which is situated between the two banks of the holy river Ganges.
PagalaBaba Temple (7kms), Ramkrishna Mission Ashram
(4kms), Arogyaa Bhavan (5 kms).
Distance Chart
Air: Nearest airport is
Patna 281 km which is well connected with rest of the country.
Rail: The nearest railway
station is Baidyanath Dham (Deoghar) which is a terminal station of a
7 kms branch line originating from Jasidih Rail Junction (15 km).
Road: Deoghar is connected
by road to Calcutta 373 km, Giridih 112 km, Patna 281 km, Dumka 67 km,
Madhupur 57 km, Shimultala 53 km.
Bus: Regular direct
bus services are available from Bhagalpur, Hazaribagh, Ranchi, Jamshedpur,
Gaya
Local Transport: Taxis,
Scooters, Cycle Rickshaws are available
Conducted Tour: There
is no regular trip but chartered buses or taxis are arranged from Ranchi
and Patna by Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation.
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.
- Tourist Bungalow: Baidyanath Vihar, Deoghar-814113.
Phone: 06432-222422.
Facility: Coach/Car Parking.
Types of Room available:
- Tourist Bungalow: Natraj Vihar, Deoghar-814113.
Phone: 06432-222422.
Facility: Coach/Car Parking, Restaurant.
Types of Room Available: Economy Room,Dormitory
Bed
- Tourists Complex, Deoghar.
Types of Room Available: Economy Room available
only.
- Tourist Bungalow: Basukhi Vihar, Basukhinath.
Types of Room Available: Economy Room available
only.
- Tourist Bungalow: Massanjore
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