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{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Harihar Dham
| image = Harihar Dham.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Harihar Dham
| map_type = India Jharkhand
| map_caption = Location in Jharkhand
| coordinates = {{coord|24|4|12|N|85|49|16|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| native_name = हरिहर धाम मंदिर
| country = {{IND}}
| state = [[Jharkhand]]
| district = [[Giridih district|Giridih]]
| locale = [[Bagodar]]
| elevation_m =
| deity = [[Shiva]]
| festivals= [[Maha Shivaratri]]
| architecture =
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| website = giridih.nic.in/tourism.html
}}

'''Harihar Dham temple''', commonly known as ''Harihar Dham'' located in Bagodar, Giridih, of [[Indian state]] of [[Jharkhand]] has the distinction of having [[Shivalinga]].<ref name=official_tourism/><ref name="tourism_report">{{cite web|title=Tourism survey in the State of Jharkhand|url=http://tourism.gov.in/writereaddata/CMSPagePicture/file/marketresearch/New/Jharakhand.pdf|work=Annual Final Report|publisher=Ministry of Tourism, Government of India|access-date=7 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308064012/http://tourism.gov.in/writereaddata/CMSPagePicture/file/marketresearch/New/Jharakhand.pdf|archive-date=8 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=book_kishore>{{cite book|last=Dr. B.R. Kishore|first=Dr. Shiv Sharma|title=India - A Travel Guide|year=2008|publisher=Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd|isbn=9788128400674|pages=301|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=COHI7LlpkSAC&q=harihar+dham&pg=PA301}}</ref>

==Location==
''Harihar Dham'' is located at 1  km from [[Grand Trunk Road]] at [[Bagodar]] 60 km South west of the [[Giridih]] district headquarters in the [[North Chotanagpur division]] of the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]], [[India]].<ref name=Giridih_official>{{cite web|title=Official website of the Giridih district|url=http://giridih.nic.in/|access-date=7 March 2012}}</ref><ref name=darshan>{{cite web|title=Welcome to Giridih: "The Land of Jain {{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|Piligrims}}"|url=http://jharkhanddarshan.com/giridih.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521085608/http://jharkhanddarshan.com/giridih.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 21, 2011|publisher=jharkhaddarshan.com|access-date=7 March 2012}}</ref>


Giridih was earlier a part of [[Hazaribagh]] district, of former undivided [[Bihar]] state. Giridih was later made a separate district and a part of the state of [[Jharkhand]].

==Description==

The [[Shivalinga]] is the tallest in the world with a height of {{cvt|65|feet}}.<ref name=official_tourism>{{cite web|title=Giridih Tourism|url=http://giridih.nic.in/tourism.html|publisher=Official Website of Giridih|access-date=7 March 2012}}</ref> The Temple is spread over an area of {{cvt|25|acre}} and is surrounded by river. It took around 30 years to complete the construction of the huge Shivling.<ref name=book_kishore/><ref name=india9>{{cite web|title=Harihar Dham|url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/-Jharkhand/Harihar-Dham-15057.htm|publisher=India9|access-date=7 March 2012}}</ref> The temple is a major tourist spot and is visited by devotees from all over India every year on [[Shravan Poornima]] to worship Lord [[Shiva]].<ref name=Jharkhand_Tourism>{{cite web|title=Giridih Land Of Hills and Hillocks|url=http://www.jharkhandtourism.in/profiles/giridih.asp|publisher=JharkhandTourism.in|access-date=7 March 2012|archive-date=19 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319143303/http://jharkhandtourism.in/profiles/giridih.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=glorious_india>{{cite web|url=http://www.gloriousindia.com/places/jh/giridih.html |title=Giridih - A district in Jharkhand |publisher=Gloriousindia.com |date=1972-12-06 |access-date=2011-12-01}}</ref>
[[Shravan Poornima]] is the [[full moon]] night in the holy month of [[Shraavana]]. It is the month of festivals and pious rituals. On the fifth day of the bright half of the holy month of Shraavana the ritual of worshiping a [[cobra]] popularly known as [[Nag Panchami]] is celebrated.
Owing to its religious importance Harihar Dham is also a popular place for marriage for people of the Hindu religion.
[[Image:Aashram.jpg|thumb|Aashram]]
[[Image:Shiv Temple.jpg|thumb|Shiv Temple]]
[[Image:Hanuman Temple.jpg|thumb|Hanuman Temple]]

<ref name=indiavideo>{{cite web|title=Harihar Dham|url=http://www.indiavideo.org/jharkhand/travel/harihar-dham-hazaribagh-3755.php#Desc|publisher=India Video|access-date=7 March 2012}}</ref>
{{external media
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| image1=[http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/53248001.jpg Picture of Harihar Dham Shivalinga], from [https://www.panoramio.com/photo/53248001 here] ''retrieved 8.03.2012''
| image2=[https://www.panoramio.com/user/4942042/tags/Bagodar Picture of Harihar Dham], from [https://www.panoramio.com/photo/53247508 here] ''retrieved 8.03.2012''
| video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr8mUj6aCbU Video of Harihar Dham by Dept. of Tourism, Govt of Jharkhand]
| video2=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DchOCN3uXs Video2 of Harihar Dham]
}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://giridih.nic.in/ Official website of the Giridih district]
* [https://www.panoramio.com/user/vsvinaykumar/tags/Bagodar Photos of Harihar Dham]
* [http://www.indiavideo.org/jharkhand/travel/harihar-dham-hazaribagh-3755.php#Desc Harihar Dham, Giridih at Indiavideo.org]
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* [http://www.alltravels.com/india/jharkhand/beko/photos/current-photo-53248001 Photo of Shivling temple of Harihar dham]
* [https://www.panoramio.com/photo/53247508 Photo2 of Shivling temple of Harihar dham]
* [http://wikimapia.org/2411112/Harihar-Dham-Mandir Harihar Dham at Wikimapia]

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JulianaThurston at 15:57, 4 May 2025