Harihar Dham temple, commonly known as Harihar Dham located in Bagodar, Giridih, of Indian state of Jharkhand has the distinction of having Shivalinga.[1][2][3]
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 state of Jharkhand, India.[4][5]
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 Template:Cvt.[1] The Temple is spread over an area of Template:Cvt and is surrounded by river. It took around 30 years to complete the construction of the huge Shivling.[3][6] 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.[7][8] 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.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Giridih Tourism. Official Website of Giridih. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ Tourism survey in the State of Jharkhand. Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 India - A Travel Guide{{#if:Dr. B.R. Kishore|, Dr. B.R. Kishore}. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd(2008). ISBN 9788128400674
- ↑ Official website of the Giridih district. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ Welcome to Giridih: "The Land of Jain Template:Sic". jharkhaddarshan.com. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ Harihar Dham. India9. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ Giridih Land Of Hills and Hillocks. JharkhandTourism.in. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ Giridih - A district in Jharkhand. Gloriousindia.com(1972-12-06). Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ↑ Harihar Dham. India Video. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
External links
- Official website of the Giridih district
- Photos of Harihar Dham
- Harihar Dham, Giridih at Indiavideo.org
- Photo of Shivling temple of Harihar dham
- Photo2 of Shivling temple of Harihar dham
- Harihar Dham at Wikimapia
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