Jharkhand Dham

Jharkhand Dham
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Giridih
Deity	Lord Shiva
Festivals	Maha Shivaratri
Location
Location	Dhanwar
State	Jharkhand
Country	India
Location in Jharkhand
Geographic coordinates	24°20′02″N 86°01′4″E
Architecture
Type	Hindu temple architecture
Temple(s)	10

Jharkhand Dham (also known as Jharkhandi) is a temple of Lord Shiva and significant pilgrim center, located near Dhanwar in Giridih District, Jharkhand, India.

Geography

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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″N 86°01′4″E.

It is approximately 55 km from Giridih and 10 km from Rajdhanwar. A unique feature of this place is buildings, which are roofless.

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.

Culture

There is a temple devoted to Lord Shiva, where an annual fair takes place. The place is crowded by the Shiva devotees on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri. Every year in shrawan month(Hindu month i.e. mostly some part of July to August) a fair takes place of shiva devotees. It's believed that more blessings can be received if we put the Ganges jal(water) on lord Shiva.

Also many peoples come to worship in every Monday and also in full moon day(Purnima) of every Hindu Month.

Many marriages have done every year and blessed by the lord Shiva.

In south west side of temple crossing the Irga river.

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.