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Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple, also known as Baba dham and Baidyanath dham is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the most sacred abodes of Shiva. It is located in Deoghar in the Santhal Parganas division of the state of Jharkhand, India. It is a temple complex consisting of the main temple of Baba Baidyanath, where the Jyotirlinga is installed, and 21 other temples.

According to Hindu beliefs, the demon king Ravana worshipped Shiva at the current site of the temple to get the boons that he later used to wreak havoc in the world. Ravana offered his ten heads one after the another to Shiva as a sacrifice. Pleased with this, Shiva descended to cure Ravana who was injured. As he acted as a doctor, he is referred to as Vaidhya ("doctor"). From this aspect of Shiva, the temple derives its name.

Ravana went to Mount Kailash and prayed to Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva gave him a Jyotirlinga and asked him to take it to his land. Ravana was not supposed to break his journey and place the lingam any where else. In case of such a mishappening, the lingam would remain fixed on that spot forever. The gods were most unhappy at the idea of the divine lingam being established in the enemy kingdom, which would render them powerless against their adversary, Ravana. A strategy was soon worked out to outwit the enemy. The god of water, Varuna entered Ravana?s body and urged him to relieve himself. Meanwhile, Vishnu disguised as an old brahmin, befriended Ravana and offered himself to hold the jyotirlinga for a minute. Ravana realised his folly when he returned to see the lingam on the ground with the Brahmin nowhere to be seen. Ravana did his best to uproot the lingam but beyond breaking the tip he was unsuccessful. He finally prostrated before the invincible lingam, which has ever since remained rooted at Deogarh. In deep remorse, Ravana used to come to this place everday and worship the lingam by offering water from the Ganges. Historically the temple is dated to 1596 when a hunter by the name of Baiju, discovered the lost lingam. Since then it came to be known as Baidyanath and people also call it Kamma Lingam - the desire fulfilling lingam.Kamana Ling is located about 1 KM from the railway station

How to reach Babadham

Babadham is located in north-eastern Jharkhand, four miles from Jasidih railway station on the main line of the Eastern Railway from Howrah to Delhi. There is a small railway branch line from Jasidih to Babadham. The railway station at Babadham is called Baidyanath Dham.
Babadham stands near the G.T. Road connecting Calcutta with Delhi. From the G.T. Road, you can take a turn to the state road at Bagodar or at Dumri. Devotees coming down from Kolkata or other parts of West Bengal can take the route via Jamtara.
In the North-East Dumka, Rajmahal and Bhagalpur; in the North-West Munger; in the West Hazaribag and in the South Giridih district border the region.
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Passenger buses run regularly from Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Hazaribag, Bhagalpur, Dumka, Patna, Gaya, Munger, and other places in Jharkhand and Bihar to Deogarh. Taxis and Rickshaws are available at Babadham and at Jasidih railway station.
Nearby Airports are - Ranchi, Gaya, Patna and Kolkata.

By Road

By road Babadham (Deoghar) to Kolkatta 373 kms, Giridih 112 kms, Patna 281 kms, Dumka 67 kms, Madhupur 57 kms, Shimultala 53 kms etc.
Approximate journey time is 6 hrs from Munger,Ranchi, Dhanbad; 3 hrs from Sultanganj and 4 hrs from Bhagalpur & Hazaribag.

Road Routes

1. From Baba Baidyanath Dham to Patna :

   (i) Deoghar-Jasidih-Chakai-Kodarma-Nawada-Biharsarif-Bakhtiyarpur-Patna.
   (ii) Deoghar-Jamui-Sikandra-Nawada--Biharsarif-Bakhtiyarpur-Patna.
   (iii) Deoghar-Jamui-Sikandra-Sekhpura-Barbigha-Biharsarif-Bakhtiyarpur-Patna.
   (iv) Deoghar-Chakai-Jamui-Lakhisarai-Barahiya-Mokama-Barh-Bakhtiyarpur-Patna.
   
   

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   From Baba Baidyanath Dham to Ranchi :

   (i) Deoghar-Sarath-Madhupur-Giridih-Dhanbad-Chas-Bokaro-Ramgarh-Ranchi
   (ii) Deoghar-Madhupur-Giridih-Dumri-Bagodar-Hazaribagh-Ranchi.
   (iii) Deoghar-Sarath-Chitra-Jamtara-Chitranjan-Maithon-Dhanbad-Bokaro-Ramgarh-Ranchi.
   (iv) Deoghar-Dhanbad-Chas-Chasmor-Muri-Silli-Ranchi.
   (v) Deoghar-Devipur-Bengabad-Giridih-Dumri-Bagodar-Hazaribagh-Ramgarh-Ranchi
   (vi) Deoghar-Chakai-Rajdhanwar-Sariya-Bagodar-Hazaribagh-Ramgarh-Ranchi.
   
   

3. From Baba Baidyanath Dham to Kolkata :

   (i) Deoghar-Sarath-Chitra-Jamtara-Chitranjan-Asansol-Durgapur-Kolkata.
   (ii) Deoghar-Dumka-Masanjor-Siudi-Saintiya-Pannagarh-Burdwan-Kolkata.

By Rail

The nearest railway station is Jasidih (10 kms) on Howarah - Patna - Delhi line