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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = Bagnath Temple<br />
| image = Bagnath Temple at Bageshwar Uttrakhand - panoramio (Cropped).jpg<br />
| alt = Bagnath Temple in Bageshwar<br />
| caption = Bagnath Temple in [[Bageshwar]]<br />
| map_type = <!-- India Uttarakhand --><br />
| map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|29|50|12|N|79|49|21|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| native_name = बागनाथ थान<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Uttarakhand]]<br />
| district = [[Bageshwar district|Bageshwar]]<br />
| location = [[Bageshwar]]<br />
| elevation_m = 1004<br />
| deity = [[Shiva]]<br />
| festivals= [[Diwali]] , [[Shiv ratri]] and [[Uttarayana|Uttarayani]] Fair <br />
| architecture = [[Hindu temple architecture#Nagara (नागर) architecture|nagara]]<br />
| temple_quantity = 1<br />
| monument_quantity= 3 including ( bagnath temple ,lord shiva statue , confluence of 2 rivers)<br />
| inscriptions = <br />
| year_completed = 1602 <br />
| creator = Laxmi Chand<br />
| website = <br />
}}<br />
'''Bagnath Temple''' ([[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]]:बागनाथ थान) is an ancient shrine dedicated to [[Shiva]], situated in the [[Bageshwar]] city at the confluence of [[Sarju River|Sarayu]] and [[Gomati river]]s.<ref name="Singh">{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=Kautilya|last2=Chakrabarty|first2=Arpita|title=Water police post opens in Bageshwar to tackle drowning incidents, crimes|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Water-police-post-opens-in-Bageshwar-to-tackle-drowning-incidents-crimes/articleshow/54432594.cms|accessdate=15 October 2016|work=[[The Times of India]]|agency=TNN|date=21 September 2016|location=[[Almora]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.travelomy.com/bagnath-temple|title=Bagnath temple|publisher=travelomy.com|access-date=29 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203013711/http://www.travelomy.com/bagnath-temple|archive-date=3 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bagnath Temple is festooned with bells of all sizes and features impressive carvings.<ref name="lonely">{{cite book|last1=Singh|first1=Sarina|title=India. Ediz. Inglese|date=15 September 2010|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=9781742203478|page=498|language=en}}</ref> It is the most famous Temple in [[Bageshwar District]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kumar|first1=Brajesh|title=Pilgrimage Centres of India|year=2003|publisher=Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.|isbn=9788171821853|page=96|language=en}}</ref> It is flooded with devotees on the occasion of [[Shivratri]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Terror threat fails to deter devotees|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/terror-threat-fails-to-deter-devotees/205844.html|accessdate=15 October 2016|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|work=The Tribune|date=7 March 2016|location=[[Dehradun]]}}</ref> The city of Bageshwar gets its name from this Temple.<ref name="Nag">{{cite book|last1=Nag|first1=Prithvish|title=Tourism and Trekking in Nainital Region|year=1999|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=9788170227694|page=83|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Kasniyal">{{cite news|last1=Kasniyal|first1=B D|title=Development gains elude Kumaon's holy place|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/development-gains-elude-kumaon-s-holy-place/237281.html|accessdate=15 October 2016|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|date=15 May 2016|location=[[Pithoragarh]]}}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
Bagnath Temple is located at 29.8370° N, 79.7725° E.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bagnath Temple (Shri Bagnathji) Complex|url=http://wikimapia.org/484177/Bagnath-Temple-Shri-Bagnathji-Complex|website=wikimapia.org|accessdate=15 October 2016}}</ref> The temple is situated in Bageshwar City<ref>{{cite book|last1=Chamaria|first1=Pradeep|title=Kailash Manasarovar on the Rugged Road to Revelation|year=1996|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=9788170173366|page=83|language=en}}</ref> in Bageshwar District<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sharma|first1=Dr Shiv|title=India - A Travel Guide|year=2008|publisher=Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.|isbn=9788128400674|page=260|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=COHI7LlpkSAC&q=bagnath+temple&pg=PA260|accessdate=15 October 2016|language=en}}</ref> in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is situated at the confluence of Saryu and Gomati rivers. It has an Elevation of 1004 m above mean sea level.<ref name="negi">{{cite news|last1=Negi|first1=Sunil|title=कत्यूर व चंद शासकों के काल में बनी ऐतिहासिक इमारतें हैं उपेक्षित|url=http://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/bageshwar-no-care-of-historical-buildings-at-bageshwar-16048260.html|accessdate=24 May 2017|work=JNN|publisher=Dainik Jagran|date=18 May 2017|location=Bageshwar|language=hi}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Bagnath Temple.jpg|left|thumb|King [[Chand kings|Laxmi Chand]] built the present building in 1450.]]<br />
According to Hindu Legend, [[Markandeya|Sage Markandeya]] worshipped [[Shiva]] here.<ref name="negi" /><ref name="Dehradun">{{cite news|title=बाघ और गाय बनकर इस संगम पर घूमते थे भगवान शिव और पार्वती|url=http://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/dehradun/mythological-facts-about-bagnath-temple-bageshwar|accessdate=15 October 2016|publisher=[[Amar Ujala]]|date=30 May 2016|location=[[Dehradun]]}}</ref> Lord Shiva blessed sage Markandeya by visiting here in the form of a [[Tiger]].<ref name="negi" /><ref name="Dehradun" /><br />
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Though some sources state The existence of Bagnath temple since 7th Century,<ref name="Kasniyal" /> the present building in [[Hindu temple architecture#Nagara (नागर) architecture|nagara style]] was built in 1450 by [[Chand kings|Chand]] ruler, Laxmi Chand.<ref name="Nag" /><ref>{{cite book|last1=Guides|first1=Rough|title=The Rough Guide to India|date=3 October 2016|publisher=Rough Guides Limited|isbn=9780241295397|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aL_kDAAAQBAJ&q=bagnath+temple&pg=PT511|accessdate=15 October 2016|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlytravelguide.com/uttaranchal/spiritual/bagnath-temple.php |title=Bagnath Temple (Bageshwar)|publisher=onlytravelguide.com}}</ref> The various statues in the temple date back from 7th century AD to 16th century AD.<ref name="District">{{cite book|title=District Census Handbook: Bageshwar|date=2011|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Uttarakhand|location=Dehradun|edition=Series-6 Part XII-B|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0508_PART_B_DCHB_BAGESHWAR.pdf|accessdate=15 October 2016|language=English}}</ref> In 1996, the Archeology department of Uttarakhand state took over the temple, following which, several inscriptions and idols from the eighth to the tenth century were sealed inside the temples. These include idols of Shiva, Ganesha, Vishnu, Chaturmukhi Shiva, Teen Mukhi Shiva, Panch Mukhi Shiva, Mahishasura Mardini, Sahasra Shivalinga, Ganesh, Karthikeya, Panchdevapath, Navagraha etc.<ref>{{cite news |title=बागेश्वर में पुरातत्व विभाग की कैद में आठवीं सदी के शिलालेख, नहीं हो पा रही पूजा |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttarakhand/haldwani/story-eighth-century-inscriptions-in-the-capture-of-archeology-department-in-bageshwar-1601458.html |accessdate=10 April 2020 |work=[[Hindustan (newspaper)|Hindustan]] |date=18 Oct 2017 |location=Haldwani |language=hi}}</ref><br />
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The significance of the temple finds mention in the [[Skanda Purana]].<ref name="District" /> Hindu Pilgrims file in throughout the year to worship here.<ref name="lonely" /> A water police post was opened in the premises of the temple on 19 September 2016 for patrolling and prevention of water crimes in the city.<ref name="Singh" /><br />
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==Festivals and Religious Practices==<br />
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The Uttarayani fair is held in the month of January every year on the occasion of [[Makar Sankranti]].<ref name="Nag" /><ref name="District" /><ref>{{cite news|title=पतित पावनी सरयू-गोमती नदी का संगम गंदगी मुक्त हुआ|url=http://www.amarujala.com/uttarakhand/bageshwar/dirt-is-the-confluence-of-gomti-river-sarayu-degenerate-pawnee|accessdate=24 May 2017|work=Amar Ujala Bureau|publisher=Amar Ujala|date=26 December 2016|location=Bageshwar|language=hi}}</ref> The religious ritual of the fair consists in bathing before daybreak at the confluence.<ref name="pant">{{cite book|last1=Pant|first1=Shiva Darshan|title=The Social Economy of the Himalayans: Based on a Survey in the Kumaon Himalayas|year=1988|publisher=Mittal Publications|page=197|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dcXNpmsxSn0C&q=bagnath+temple&pg=PA197|accessdate=15 October 2016|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Choliya dances enthrall at Bageshwar mela|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Choliya-dances-enthrall-at-Bageshwar-mela/articleshow/50582098.cms|accessdate=15 October 2016|agency=TNN|work=The Times of India|date=14 June 2016|location=Almora}}</ref> After Bathing, an offering of water to Lord Shiva inside the Temple is essential.<ref name="pant" /> Those who are more religiously disposed, continue this practice for three days in succession, which is known as "Trimaghi".<ref name="pant" /><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Bagnath Temple at Bageshwar Uttrakhand - panoramio.jpg|Bagnath Temple at the confluence of [[Sarju River|Saryu]] and [[Gomti River|Gomti]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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