Baijnath, Himachal Pradesh

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Baijnath
town
Panoramic view of Shiva Temple of Baijnath
Baijnath Location in Himachal Pradesh, India Show map of Himachal Pradesh Baijnath Baijnath (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 32°03′N 76°39′E / 32.05°N 76.65°E / 32.05; 76.65[1]
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Elevation	998 m (3,274 ft)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	176125

Baijnath is a town in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is about 50 kilometers from district headquarters, Dharamshala. A temple of Lord Shiva (Baijnath) is situated there giving the town its name.

Geography

Baijnath is a small township in the Dhauladhar range of the western Himalayas, 16 km from Palampur in Kangra District. It is also near Ravana. Other neighbouring towns are Paprola, Kangra (51 km) and Joginder Nagar.

Baijnath Temple

The main attraction of Baijnath is Baijnath Temple, a temple of Lord Shiva.

Other temples

Other shrines included Mukut Nath temple at Sansal (6 km), Awahi Nag temple (1.5 km), and Mahankal Temple (5 km) at Mahankal.

Tibetan monasteries are located at Sherabling (Bhattu) (5 km), Chauntra and Chowgan.

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  Panoramic view of Shiva Temple of Baijnath
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  Panoramic view of Shiva Temple of Baijnath
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  Sacrad bell (Tall)
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  Inner view
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  Outer view of Architect of Shiva temple

References

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Baijnath.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baijnath, Himachal Pradesh.

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