Baijnath Temple Complex
Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand
Baijnath Temple Complex is a cluster of 18 Hindu temples which are situated in the town of Baijnath in Uttarakhand, India. The complex is located in Bageshwar district along the banks of Gomati river at an elevation of 1,125 m (3,691 ft) above the mean sea level. These temples are renowned for possibly being one of the very few temples in the world where Parvati is depicted with her husband Shiva. Pilgrims arrive here on occasion of Shivratri and Makar Sankranti.
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Where it is
Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Haldwani railway station (HDW), about 97 km by road.
- By air: Pithorgarh Airport (NNS), about 87 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Neem Karoli Baba Ashram, Kainchi Dham – Kainchi, on the Nainital–Almora road, Nainital district (about 17 km from Nainital) (about 69 km)
- Shri Rudranath Temple – High meadows above Gopeshwar, inside the Kedarnath Musk Deer (Wildlife) Sanctuary, Chamoli district (about 93 km)
- Shri Tungnath Temple – Above Chopta, on Chandranath (Chandrashila) parbat, Rudraprayag district, Garhwal Himalaya (about 94 km)
- Shri Kalpeshwar Temple – Urgam valley, near Devgram and Urgam villages, Chamoli district (about 96 km)
- Shri Omkareshwar Temple, Ukhimath – Ukhimath, Rudraprayag district (about 41 km from Rudraprayag) (about 105 km)
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