Jharkhand Dham

Jharkhand Dham
Jharkhand Dham Shiva Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Giridih
Deity	Shiva
Festivals	Maha Shivaratri
Location
Location	Dhanwar
State	Jharkhand
Country	India
Location in Jharkhand
Coordinates	24°20′02″N86°01′4″E / 24.33389°N 86.01778°E / 24.33389; 86.01778
Architecture
Type	Hindu temple architecture
Temple	10

Jharkhand Dham (also known as Jharkhandi) is a temple of the Hindu god Shiva and pilgrimage center near Dhanwar in Giridih District, Jharkhand, India.

Geography

16km
9.9miles

B

I

H

A

R

H

Jharkhand
Dham

R

Mirzaganj

R

Lokainayanpur

h

Sakri River

g

Jamunia
River

f

Barakar
River

CT

Telodih

CT

Sirsia

CT

Pertodih

CT

Paratdih

CT

Maheshmunda

CT

Jamtara

CT

Isri

CT

Dhanwar

CT

Dandidih

CT

Barki Saraiya

CT

Akdoni Khurd

0

Giridih coalfield

H

Usri Falls

H

Kharagdiha

H

Madhuban

H

Pareshath Hill

H

Shikharji

M

Giridih

R

Tisri

R

Taratanr

R

Suriya

R

Pirtand

R

Hirodih

R

Khukhra

R

Khori Mahua

R

Jamua

R

Hesla

R

Gawan

R

Gandey

R

Dumri

R

Deori

R

Birni

R

Bhelwaghati

R

Bengabad

R

Bagodar

R

Nimiaghat

R

Ahilyapur

   

Cities, towns and locations in the Giridih district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Jharkhand Dham is located at 24°20′02″N86°01′4″E / 24.33389°N 86.01778°E / 24.33389; 86.01778 .

It is approximately 55 km from Giridih and 10 km from Rajdhanwar. ^[1] Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

There is a temple to Shiva, where an annual fair takes place. ^[2]

On the southwest side of temple is the Irga river.^{[ citation needed ]}

Education

Sanskrit Hindi Vidyapith was established at Jharkhanddham, Giridih, in 1967. It is an institute specializing in Sanskrit, but also offers other courses. It is affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University. It has hostel facilities. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Jharkhand Dham, Giridih". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
2. "Parasnath | Giridih Tourism Place". parasnath.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
3. "Sanskrit Hindi Vidyapith". way2college. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
4. "Sanskrit Hindi Vidyapith". ICBSE. Retrieved 2 December 2017.