SHIV TEMPLE BAIJNATH

Shiva Temple

About Baijnath Temple

Baijnath Temple

Baijnath temple is located in kangra himachal pradesh India 1000years old.it is about 50 kilometer from Dharamshala.which is the district Headquarters.They are very famous ancient temple of Lord Shiva baijnath is situated here.

Geography

Baijnath is located at kangra .It has an average elevation of 1,314 meters.It is  a small township 

Dhauladhar range of western 

Himalayas,6 kilometer fro palampur

Baijnath Temple in front of the Mountain

TOURISM

Baijnath i s around 50 kilometers fro Kangra (Himachal Pradesh).Some of the Mukut nath temple at Sansal (6 km) and Awahi nag Temple(1.5KM) and the Mahakal Temple on Chobin road.

The town offers splendid Views of the Dhauladhar range noumorous mountains streams.

Tibetan monasteries at sherbaling(Bhattu) Chauntra and chogan on the mandi Highway at Bir.

History

Baijnath Temple History is very interesting. The main attraction of this Temple of Shiva Neighboring towns palampur and Joginder nagar distt Mandi distt. According ot the legend,It is believed that during treta yug.Ravana in order to invincble power Lord Shiva in the Kailash Mountain 

in the process to almighty almighty he offered his ten heads in the havan kund. Influenced by this extra ordinary deed of the Ravana, the Lord Shiva not only restored his heads but also bestowed him with powers of invincibility and immortality

In the town of Baijnath, Dussehra festival in which traditionally the effigy of the Ravana is consigned to flames,celebrated all over the country is not celebrated as a mark of respect to the devotion of Ravana towards Lord Shiva. Another interesting thing about the town of Baijnath is that there are no shops of goldsmiths here ..

SheshNag

Another version also suggests that while Ravana was descending from the Himalayas with the Shivling Lord Shiva had awarded him after years of worship which was supposed to be established at Lanka, now Sri Lanaka, which would have blessed him (Ravana) with undefeatable powers even to the Gods which was not to be placed anywhere during the course of travel, even during resting, Ravana was tricked by one of the Devas (Gods), who posed as a beggar and wanted help from Ravana and promised to hold the Shivling for him while he (Ravana) could fetch some food for the beggar. The Deva posing as beggar placed the Shivling on ground, in absence of Ravana. The Shiva idol or the Shivling at Baijnath temple is the same Shivling which was placed by the Deva after tricking Ravana.