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|name=Baijnath Temple<br />
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|map_caption=Location in [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
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|deity=[[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] as Vaidyanath<br />
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|district=[[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]]<br />
|state=[[Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
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'''Baijnath Temple''' ([[Devanagari]]: '''बैजनाथ मंदिर''') is a [[Hindu temple architecture|Nagara style]] Hindu temple situated in a small town of [[Baijnath, Himachal Pradesh|Baijnath]] located in [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra District]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]], and was built in 8th Century by two local merchants named ''Ahuka'' and ''Manyuka''. It is dedicated to [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] as Vaidyanath ([[Devanagari]]: वैद्यनाथ), ‘the Lord of physicians’.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/businessline/2001/08/27/stories/102772a5.htm |title=Cradling beauty |last=Kumud |first=Mohan |date=27 August 2001 |work=[[Business Line]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606111514/http://www.hinduonnet.com/businessline/2001/08/27/stories/102772a5.htm |archivedate=6 June 2011 |access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> According to the inscriptions on the present day Baijnath temple structure, a temple of [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] had existed before construction of present-day structure. The inner sanctum houses a Shiva [[lingam]]. Further images are carved in the walls and in niches on the exterior.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://baijnathtemple.com/aboutTemple.html|title=baijnath}}</ref><br />
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== Archaeology ==<br />
Two long inscriptions are engraved on stone slabs in the main hall. These inscriptions are in [[Sanskrit]] written using [[Śāradā script|Sharada script]] and local [[Western Pahari|Pahari language]] in [[Takri alphabet|Takri script]]. These inscriptions provide details about the construction of the temple by the merchants ''Manyuka'' and ''Ahuka'' in [[Indian national calendar]] (Saka) in 8th Century.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Archaeological Survey of India Dehradun Circle -Bageshwar|url=https://www.asidehraduncircle.in/bageshwar.html|access-date=2021-03-10|website=www.asidehraduncircle.in}}</ref> These inscriptions besides praising [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]], name the current ruler king Jaya Chandra, list of the names of the architects and the names of donor merchants at time of construction. Another inscription names [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra district's]] old name i.e. Nagarakot, the district in which the temple is built.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://baijnathtemple.com/archaeology.htm|title=archaeology of temple}}</ref><br />
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== Sculptures ==<br />
Numerous idols are carved on the walls of the temple. Some of them dating prior to the present temple was built. Idols include: [[Ganesha|Lord Ganesha]], [[Harihara|Lord Harihara]] (Half [[Vishnu|Lord Vishnu]] and Half [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]]), [[Kalyanasundara]] (wedding of the [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] and [[Parvati|Goddess Parvati]]) and defeat of [[asura]] [[Andhaka]] by [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://baijnathtemple.com/sculpture.htm|title=sculpture}}</ref><br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:The encient shiva teple baijnath.jpg|Garden and Entrance<br />
File:BaijNath.jpg|Closer look of the dome of temple<br />
File:Shivling at Baijnath Shiv Temple Kangra HP.jpg|ShivaLingam<br />
File:Baijnath Temple.jpg|Another picture of entrance<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Hindu temples in Himachal Pradesh}}<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kangra district]]</div>>Desb42