Historical Period16c CE
16th c.
3000 BCE16th century CEPresent
Sacred Facts · At a Glance
Mantra
varies by tradition
- Gender
- male
- Sacred Colours
- redgold
- Sacred Offerings
- flowers · kumkum · sweets · coconut
Primary Scriptures
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Vaidyanath Deoghar
One of 12 Jyotirlingas; disputed with Vaidyanath of Parli (Maharashtra). Deoghar's "Shravani Mela" (July–August) sees 10 million+ pilgrims walking 105 km from Sultanganj carrying Ganga water.
Canonical status
Baidyanātha — Jyotirlinga of Jharkhand
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
Mantravaries by tradition
- Offerings
- flowerskumkumsweetscoconut
- Sacred colours
- redgold
🛕 Principal Temples
- Vaidyanath Deoghar16th c.📍 Deoghar, Deoghar, Jharkhand, IndiaBaidyanātha — Jyotirlinga of Jharkhand
🎊 Festivals
- Navratri / Annual Mahotsavavaries
Sources & provenance
🎓 1 Scholarly📖 1 Tertiary
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookD.C. Sircar. Sakti Pitha canonical sources (1948)
- 📖Supporting referenceOther
