Jyotirlinga in the east

Jharkhand, the Shravan route. This page is the group as a trip: the temple in it, the station and airport for each, how it links to the other groups, and where to stay.
Temples
1 of 12
States
Jharkhand
Season
Oct to Mar
Internal legs
0
Our day estimate
1 to 2 days

Day counts here are our own planning estimate, and the regions on this site are trip groups rather than official divisions.

The temple in this group

Listed by stotram number, which is a list order, not a travel order.

Baidyanathवैद्यनाथDeoghar, Jharkhand · No. 9 in the stotram listJuly to August (Shravan), the pilgrimage the trust calls the temple peak · Open all yearGuideHow to reachWhere to stay

How the group fits together

Baidyanath stands alone in the east, at Deoghar in Jharkhand, so there is no internal leg. Deoghar has its own railhead and airport, and Jasidih, the larger junction, is a short ride away. The town is a ritual town first: pilgrims walk in from the Ganga in Shravan, and the whole town is built around that month.

A group of one reads oddly on a map and makes complete sense on the ground. Baidyanath sits apart from the other eleven, and it is one of the easiest to make into its own short trip: fly or take the train in, stay a night in the town, and leave. The thing to plan around is the calendar.

Road, rail and flight options in this group are described in general terms.Data check pending

Stations and airports

The railhead and airport for each temple, from the temple data. A distance shows only where a trust or state source stated one.

Railhead and airport for each temple in this group
TempleRailheadAirport
BaidyanathBaidyanath Dham (BDME)Distance: about 1 kmDeoghar (DGH)Distance: about 9.2 km

Data check pending

The group on the map

Only this group's temples are plotted, with each temple's stotram list number on its pin. Open any pin for that temple's guide.

Each pin carries the temple's number in the stotram list, not a visiting order. Tap a pin for links.
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Linking to the other groups

Each link is a full day or an overnight leg, and works in either direction.

North groupThe Himalaya and the Ganga plain

Rail towards Jasidih Junction for Deoghar, which the trust names as a major stop on the Howrah-Delhi line, or a flight to Deoghar from Delhi or Kolkata. Varanasi lists direct trains to Delhi and Kolkata.

South groupThe Srisailam forest and the island

A flight out of Deoghar, which the trust lists as linked to Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Patna, on to Hyderabad (Shamshabad), the airport the Nandyal district gives for Srisailam, then the road to Srisailam.

Data check pending

Plan the east group

Covering all 12The five groups and how they linkWhat fits in 7 daysThe groups that fit, with our day estimatesWhere to stayOne stay page per temple