Ancient History & Mythology of Baba Basukinath Dham Temple.

Baba Basukinath Dham Temple the sacred place exactly called Basukinath is situated in Dumka district of Jharkhand state here Lord Shiva or Mahadev is worshiped and popularly known as Basukinath since ancient era.

Devotees believe that unless the darshan or worship of Baba Basukinath is accomplished,the darshan or worship of Baba Baidyanath at Deoghar will be considered incomplete. So let's have some interesting faith of devotees which is about the court of Baba Basukinath where criminal cases are heard normally in the form of prayer or worship and it is very common belief among devotees that they come out of the fussy situation if they are innocent and trapped in false allegations.

Ancient history and mythology of Baba Basukinath Dham Temple:

History says that the Baba Basukinath Dham temple was built in end of the 16th century,but among Sanatan people or devotees of Baba Basukinath it is believed that temple is as old as ved and purana's they generally connect this temple with Samudra Manthan an auspicious event for betterment of mankind mentioned in Vedas where the gaint snake named Basuki was used to churn the mountain situated in ocean where God and asur or demon participated together,before this auspicious event the gaint snake Basuki worshiped lord Shiva and prayed for the success  of samudra manthan event and his participation for the betterment of mankind and ultimately the mother nature.

And after successful execution of Samudra Manthan this temple lord or nath became famous on the name of gaint snake Basuki and popularly known as Basukinath as per Hindu mythology.

Apart from this, there is also a hardcore local people belief about the temple. It is said that this place was once deep forest area called Daruk Van. After some time humans settled nearby the deep green  daruk forest who depended on the Daruk forest for their needs. These local nearby  people used to come to the forest area in search of Kandamool or natural plant based foodstuff. In a continuation, once a person named Basuki also came to the forest in search of food. He started digging the ground to get the food stuff. Then suddenly blood started flowing from the digging point. Tensed and frustrated Basuki started leaving from there, then a voice came and Basuki was ordered to start worshiping Lord Shiva on the blood flowing or digging point .Basuki started worshiping the Shivling on the digging spot, the symbol of Lord Shiva that appeared from the ground, since then Lord Shiva located here was called Basukinath.

Basukinath Temple is one of the few ancient temples of Jharkhand. There is a pond located near the temple which is also known as Van Ganga or Sivaganga. Its water is considered very sacred for the devotees. Apart from the main temple, other Hindu deities have also been established within the temple campus.

Basukinath temple is an important pilgrimage after Baba Baidyanath Dham Jyotirlinga Darshan:

Bol bum or Shiva devotees coming accross the country first reach Baba Baidyanath Dham in Deoghar and offer Gangajal to Lord Shiva. However, most of the devotees reach Basukinath after Baba Baidyanath Jyotirling Darshan. It is also believed that the journey of Baba Baidyanath will be considered incomplete until Basukinath is visited. Devotees reach Basukinath carrying Gangajal and milk with them and perform Abhishek to Lord Shiva.

It's common belief among Sanatan people that where Lord Shiva sitting in Baba Baidyanath hears civil cases of innocent devotees in the form of prayer. Lord shiva sitting in Basukinath, around 45 km away from Baidyanath Dham, listens to the criminal complaints of the innocent devotees in the form of prayer and settles them. Nagesh is the form of Lord Shiva in Basukinath. This is the reason that the devotees who offer milk to Lord Shiva here are blessed by Lord Shiva in abundance but devotees who fails to offer Sacred water or milk by just completing darshan Puja will be equally blessed by lord Shiva in case of Divyang,old age or devotees facing situation based inability to follow complete way of worship.

Still you can manage this shortcomings by requesting your fellow pilgrims as per our tradition and culture we always love to share for good faith or second option you can contact your respective tirth purohit or pandaaji or priest for extended help.

Without any complex rituals lord Shiva or Bholenath bless devotees with open and innocent heart.

Lord shiva's blessing with innocence and why we call him Bholenath all you can explore Bhasmasur's story for better understanding.

How to reach Basukinath ?

The nearest airport to reach Basukinath is Baba Baidyanath Airport or Deoghar  international Airport of Deoghar district which is at a distance of about 51.5 KM via NH114A & 45 km from the Baba Baidyanath Temple.Before starting journey you can check Birsha Munda Ranchi airport,Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose airport Kolkata and Jaiprakash Narayan International airport Patna & all other connecting airport from Deoghar or according  to your location you are coming from.

The nearest railway station from Basukinath is Dumka which is about 23 km and the distance from Basukinath to Jasidih main line railway station is about 50 KM in between  Deoghar railway station on 43 KM well connected to Sultanganj for sacred water or maa ganga darshan and convenient stop to reach Baba Baidyanath Temple.

Basukinath is situated on the Dumka-Deoghar State Highway. Bus facility is available from many cities of Jharkhand to reach Basukinath Temple.Distance from Deoghar Bus stand to Basukinath is about 44 KM.Deoghar and Basukinath is well connected to other nearby states through Common public transport like bus so you can plan accordingly.

Baba Baidyanath Jyotirling Darshan.

Baba Baidyanath Jyotirling Darshan.

Baba Baidyanath Temple Deoghar.

Baba Baidyanath Jyotirling Darshan time.

Puja  or darshan process & best practices.

About Kawar yatra from Sultanganj to Baba Baidyanath Temple Deoghar Jharkhand.

How to reach Deoghar.

Shrawani Mela Special arrangements 2023.

Shrawani Mela Information centre or Help centres.

Baidyanath Dham temple situated in Deoghar which is the world famous hindu pilgrimage destination of Jharkhand state mainly shares its border with the State of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west,Orissa to the south and West Bengal to the east. 

Due to the temple name Baba Baidyanath  since ancient times, local people started calling this place Deoghar. This devine temple and surrounding area  combines natural beauty and spirituality.Here you will find divine ancient temples for blessings,cool natural beauty for mind-boggling experience,kind hearted lovely people to delicious street foods including peda or milk fudge Prasad as blessings.I am sure you will find inner happiness and peace during your auspicious  journey to one of the ancient Dwadash or 12 Shiv Jyotirlinga Baba Baidyanath Dham Deoghar.Most important aspect is here you will meet shiv and Shakti in one place just because this is one of the 51 Shakti Peeth in India or well known as Hridaya peetha Deoghar. So since ancient times people belief that pilgrims start their journey in shravan Mela  basically in the month July from sultanganj in bhagalpur district bihar to take a dip in Maa or mother Ganga the holly river and perform essentials Puja or worship with the help of local priest or panda on the bank of maa ganga river and locally in Ajgaibinath Temple, later they carry the sacred water in some container which pilgrims or devotees later use it to do jyotirlinga abhishek Puja or worship once they complete their 105 km journey from sultanganj bihar to Deoghar district jharkhand.

Normally  people complete this journey on bare foot and by walking.

As per Sanatan believe system Prabhu shree Ram was the first to start this auspicious kawar yatra.

Hence it takes few days to reach and millions of pilgrims still follow the same way for devotion towards Baba Baidyanath.

Devotees from old age group, Divyang with busy lifestyle or who are uncomfortable they use current mode of transport like own car, byke or by bus.

In old times it was 8-10 days journey but now a days if you have less time then by using modern mode of transport you can complete your auspicious kawar yatra within 2 days inside India and rest of world hindu pilgrims can accomplish this within 4-5 days as in current time we have VIP pass or seeghra darshanam coupon and all worship essential facilities one can avail on chargeable basis within Baba Baidyanath temple compound.

From the last few years pilgrim's are facilitated with the argha system to worship lord Shiva Jyotirlinga in a comfortable zone and to avoid unnecessary rush.

Despite all facilities and good arrangements some devotees called Dak bum go out of the way to show their devotion towards lord Shiva like they complete the journey between Sultanganj to Deoghar totally bare foot by running and without taking any rest.

This year for kanwar yatra route from Sultanganj to Deoghar is 96 killo meters only as earlier it was 105 and below is the new route.

Sultanganj to Asargung 11KM.

Asargung to Maniya more 12 KM.

Maniya more to Kumarsar 6 KM.

Kumarsar to Jilebiya 11 KM.

Jilebiya to Suiya 12 KM.

Suiya to Kanwaria 13 KM.

Kanwaria to Inaravaran 08 KM.

Inaravaran to Goriyari 08 KM.

Goriyari to Kalkatiya 08 KM.

Kalkatiya to Darsaniya 06 KM.

Darsaniya to Baidyanath dham Deoghar 01 KM.

After reaching Deoghar below Kanwaria road map will guide devotees to connect with Baba Baidyanath Jyotirling Or manokamna ling temple for Jal Avishek ot worship.

Dedicated Kanwaria path or pilgrim route Deoghar 👇

Baba Baidyanath Jyotirling or manokamna ling darshan time is 4 AM Morning to 3:30 PM Afternoon and 6 PM evening to 9 PM night.

Baba Baidyanath Jyotirling Darshan 

Apart from shravani mela vaishnav pilgrims who believe Purushottam maas or Adhik maas or Malmas auspicious they visit in August.

In general tourist reach this auspicious place throughout the year but on the comfortable side you can plan your Baba Baidyanath dham trip within October to March.

Deoghar history says Baba Baidyanath dham temple was constructed and taken care of by Gidhour monarchy within 1500 -1600 AD.

But if we talk about local people perception Baba Baidyanath  temple including 22 temples for hindu gods and goddesses was built by Lord Vishwakarma overnight and out of 22 temples Laxminarayan temple was left incomplete just because timeline was set for night shift only so that no one can see this auspicious happenings.

As per ancient belief or mythology within local people and Hindu pilgrims, Ravan wanted to install this existing jyotirling in his state called Lanka and purpose was to control entire universe by the grace of lord Shiva Jyotirling or manokamna linga , so to stop this Ravan's conspiracy Lord Vishnu converted into local people named Baidyanath who helped Ravan by holding shivling when he was in transit while feeling urgency for natural call. Deoghar was a halt for him for toilet purposes and he started but unable to stop himself in between the guy called Baidyanath who took the responsibility of Jyotirlinga after waiting for unexpected long time he put that shivling on the same place where he was and this was conveyed by lord Shiva to Ravana earlier that wherever you put this jyotirlinga, I will stay there and all this was planned by lord Vishnu on request of all God and goddesses to nullify the Ravana conspiracy.

And this is how Baba Baidyanath dham temple became one of the most prominent shivling worship places out of Dwadash jyotirling.

Most loved places within and surroundings.

1. Baidyanath Dham includes 22 temples.

2. Shivaganga

As per hindu mythology after losing shivling, Ravan was too much frustrated and eventually he kicked on earth and a deep kund or well was formed at the same time people use to call it patal chedi maa ganga means sacred water came out from the core of the earth named as shivganga.

Due to good flow of sacred water from the kund or well it was later developed in a big lake which is still alive never get dry till date.Pilgrims take bath in this shivganga lake and do Puja or worship in Baba Baidyanath  temple which is in 200 meters surrounding.

3.Baba Basukinath dham which is 45 km away from Deoghar in the state of Jharkhand and within 50 minutes drive one can reach here.

Nearby state pilgrims fill two containers of sacred water from ganga river situated in sultanganj bihar.Out of two sacred water container one they use it in Baba Baidyanath dham temple Deoghar and second one they use it over here to complete Puja or worship rituals

Pilgrims from a good distance with less time or having a short duration journey plan  can make it for next time.

My separate blog will come soon on Baba Basukinath  temple.

4. Nandan Pahar  is within the city circle on Shiva's bull named nandi as per mythology, with ancient temples,developed park and boating facilities and many more to refresh.

4. Tapovan Hill's you can reach within 15-20 minutes through any mode of public transport from Deoghar.This place is full of natural beauty with evergreen village area and temple of Tapovan mahadev and it has some footprints of ramayan era which you can explore during your Tapovan hills and caves  tour.

5. Naulakha temple :-tourists can reach here within 10 minutes from Baidyanath  temple.

Pilgrims visit this temple to take blessings from Radha- Krishna.

Lots of tourists connect the  temple to the popular song  mujhe naulakha mangaade.And most importantly this temple is very rich in terms of ancient and beautiful architecture so naturally visitors get attracted towards this temple.

How To Reach Deoghar?

Deoghar you can count on peaceful and spiritual ground.one of the sacred places of India for Hinduism, one can feel eternity while visiting the famous spiritual places, like Baidyanath Temple.  It is an adventurous and a rare tourist destination in terms of different places involved to perform Puja archana.It can be accessed through diverse modes of transport. Here we bring you detailed information on how to reach Deoghar using these transportation modes. 

Connecting Cities- Bhagalpur, Sultanganj Patna,Dhanbad, Kolkata.

Connecting Airport. Deoghar International Airport.

Connecting Railway Stations. Baidyanathdham Railway Station connected to jasidih junction main line railway station which is also connected separately to Deoghar railway station.

If you are planning your auspicious journey through train routes then you can checkout IRCTC website,  or you can approach your nearby travel agent.

Considering your auspicious journey through flight you will always get a connecting flight to Baba Baidyanath dham airport or Deoghar international airport which is approx 6 km or 15 minutes drive away from Deoghar Baba Baidyanath dham temple.

Right now indigo serves here so you can check their website for tickets booking from India and pilgrims from rest of the world.

If you are planning a trip to Deoghar then you need to know that there is no direct flight connectivity to Deoghar. So, if you want to plan a flight then Deoghar International Airport in Sundari is the nearest airport available from Deoghar. Another airport that can be used to reach this destination is Loknayak Jaiprakash Narayan Airport. The airport is situated in Patna, Bihar which is approximately 255 kilometers away from Deoghar. The airport is served by renowned airline services.

Distance from Deoghar International Airport sundari to Deoghar is approx. 6 Kms and Jasidih is 14 Kms.

Distance from Lok Nayak Jai Prakash. Narayan Airport. 255 Kms to Deoghar Jharkhand.

Here is a list of Indian cities from where flights are available to Patna.

Delhi to Patna Flight

Mumbai to Patna Flight

Kolkata to Patna Flight

Bangalore to Patna Flight

Hyderabad to Patna Flight.

By Train.

Jasidih is the main railway line and 15-20 minutes drive away from Deoghar and has two railway stations. The first and old one is Baidyanath dham railway station and second new one is Deoghar railway station and both stations are connected to Jasidih junction separately.

Distance from Baidyanath Dham Railway Station. 1100-1200 meters.

By Road or 5-6 minutes by walking or you can choose e-rickshaws and taxis as well.

Distance From Dhanbad. 81.3 Km

Distance From Patna. 202 Km

Distance From Bhagalpur. 88.8 Km

Distance From Asansol. 92.7 Km

Distance From Bokaro. 103.7 Km

Distance From Ranchi. 187.4 Km

Distance From Gaya. 176.7 Km

Distance From Delhi. 1350.3 Km

Distance From Mumbai. 2076.7 Km

Distance From Kolkata. 323.9 Km

Distance from Bengaluru. 2219 Km.

Q & A about Deoghar.

Q.1. What makes Deoghar famous?

Ans 1. Deoghar is famous for Baidyanath Dham, dedicated to Lord Shiva that attracts a lot of pilgrims from all across the country and outside the country wherever hindu's are. It is also one of the very few places that has both Jyotirlingas and Shakti Peethas together. 

Q 2. How many temples are there in Deoghar?

Ans.2. Deoghar has 22 temples, including Baba Baidyanath Dham jyotirling.

Q.3. What is the best time to visit Deoghar?

Ans.3. If you are planning a trip to Deoghar, the best option to visit this place would be between October and March. During this time, the overall weather and temperature are very nice. 

Q .4. Which is the preferred place for devotees of Baba Baidyanath apart from Deoghar?

Ans.4. The preferred place for devotees is Sultanganj, located 111.7 km from Deoghar and Baba Basukinath around 43.2 KM away.

Q.5. Which one is the nearest city or place to Deoghar for devotees?

Ans.5.It depends on your journey location and mode of transport you are using for jyotirling darshan.still some most used nearby locations are Patna,kiul sultanganj, Kolkata,Asansol, Chitranjan, Dhanbad and Jasidih(JSME).

Q.6.When Shrawni mella is going to start this year and an auspicious date and tithi to perform Puja archana or worship in Baba Baidyanath  temple throughout the year?

Ans.6. Normally Shrawni mella auspicious date falls in July month till purnima and next adhik or Purushottam or Malmas in the month of August but this year 2023 auspicious dates for both get mix match and as follows:

Shravani Mella date- 4July to 17th July and again it will start from 17th August to 31st August.

Purushottam mass Mella date-18th July to 16th August 2023.

Apart from above auspicious dates devotees can choose below dates in addition for worship lord Shiva Jyotirlinga.

A/Pradosh vrat, Trayodashi and on Mahashivratri tithi.

B/Every Monday,Birthday, Marriage anniversary and on any auspicious date when you have to start something new in your life with the blessings of lord Shiva.

Shrawani Mela special arrangements 2023.

During kanwar yatra from Sultanganj to Deoghar route devotees will experience well maintained Kanwaria route which is comfortable to walk bare foot with indra varsha or artificial rain on 11 points to provide relief against heat or unbearable raised temperature.

Basic water and toilet arrangements are there on the route.

Fair rates for food items and services fixed and declared by responsible government.

Government owned Dharamshala and Kanwaria shelters as below.

1/Kanwaria shelter in Dhandhi Bellary.

2/Kanwaria shelter in Maujma Marwa.

3/Dharmasala in Kumarsar and Dhouri.

4/Dharmasala in Jilebiya More.

5/Dharmasala in Tankeshwar.

6/Dharmasala in Abrakha.

7/Dharmasala in Katoria.

8/Dharmasala in Inaravaran.

9/Dharmasala in Goriyari.

10/Patnia Dharmasala.

Apart from above devotees facilitated with two tent city which is water and fire resistant with basics like water, toilets,Beds and all free of cost.

Essential Cctv camera deployment, lighting on the way and good administration devotees can expect this year.

Once Bol bum or kanwar yatri reache Baba Nagri or Deoghar they will be facilitated as below.

Digital ECG facilities for devotees in nehru park,Que complex and in Baba mandir truma center.

Sighr darshanam que will start from subidha Kendra back side street.

Shivlok complex exibition will show history of Baba Baidyanath through lazer technology and many statues of lord Shiva will be point of attraction.

PTZ camera deployed on 60 points in Mela area including Baba Baidyanath temple for close monitoring and additional 660 CCTV camera deployed for more area coverage.

Integrated Mela control room will have common announcement system for the first time which will cover 20 KM area.

Kanwar yatri help centre or information centre name with contact number as below 👇

1.Dumma-6287036650.

2.Sarasani-6287036910.

3.Kalkatiya -6287036679.

4.Aadhyatmik Bhawan-62870368115.

5.Banka-6287036804.

6.Khijuriya-6287036927.

7.Raanga more-6287036195.

8.Deoghar Railway station- 6287036443.

9.Bhur Bhura more-6287036192.

10.Hindi Vidyapeeth-6287035945.

11.Shivganga Golghar-6287035924.

12.Bhuttar Dharmasala Shiv Ganga -6287035702.

13.Subidha Kendra Baba mandir -6287035627.

14.Que Complex-6287035585.

15.Nehru park pravesh dwar-6287035173.

16.Nehru park within pandal or Marquee or tent area-6287035263.

17.Jalshar Children park-6287035104.

18.Tiwari Chowk -6287034939.

19.B.ed College-6287034923.

20.Sarkar Bhawan-6287034850.

21.Barmasiya-7070818594.

22.Kumudini Ghosh Road(Temporary OP)-7070818507.

23.Nandan Pahar-7070818491.

24.Kalibari Belabagan-7070818486.

25.Sindhwa water filtration plant-7070818434.

26.R Mitra plus Two High' school -6287036936.

27.Baidyanath Railway station-6287034738.

28.Mina Bazar private bus stand-6287037038.

29.Jasidih Railway station-7295972349.

30.Kothia Bus stand-6287036646.

31.Baghmara Bus Stand -6287036559.

Entry point of Vehicles.

Vehicles coming from chakai side Tawaghat is the entry point.

Vehicles coming from Sultanganj, banka side Kothia more is the entry point.

Vehicles coming from Bhagalpur,Godda side chopa more is the entry point.

Vehicles coming from Dumka, Hindola varan side is the entry point.

Devotees vehicle four stopage points.

1/Paritran medical College stop.

2/Kothia stop.

3/Baghmara stop - Vehicles coming from Sultanganj, Banka, chakai more.

4/ Charkipahari stop -Vehicles coming from Bhagalpur, Godda, Dumka, Giridih, Sarath & Sarwan.

Shrawani Mela special 2023 - Fixed rates for Prasad items like chura or rice flakes or poha, Elaichi dana or sugar candy, pera or milk fudge desert.

1/Chura or rice flakes Raipur Rs.60 per kg.

2/Chura or Rice flakes Vardhaman Rs.50 per kg.

3/Elaichi dana Rs.72 per kg.

4/Pera or milk fudge desert eighty,twenty ratio Rs.400 per kg.

5/Pera or milk fudge desert seventy,thirty ratio Rs.370 per kg.

No entry area.

Tower chowk to Azad chowk.

Azad chowk to Bara Bazar.

Azad chowk to siksha sabha chowk.

Siksha sabha chowk se Laxmipur chowk.

Laxmipur chowk se Shivgangaa area.

Dommasi gali.

Sita hotel to Samsan ghat or burning ground on Shivgangaa route.

Hotel Bharti to Mansinghi.

Mansinghi to Baba Baidyanath Temple.

Harihar bari and Sayansala street.

Satsang chowk to circular road, Collectorate, DC residence.

Bhurbhuraa more and nearby area.

Palika Bazar.