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Religious Site Attractions In Jharkhand

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Jharkhand is a state in eastern India, carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. The state shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Chhattisgarh to the west, Odisha to the south and West Bengal to the east. It has an area of 79,710 km2 . The city of Ranchi is its capital and Dumka its sub capital. Jharkhand suffers from resource curse; It accounts for more than 40% of the mineral resources of India, but it suffers widespread poverty as 39.1% of the population is below the poverty line and 19.6% of the children under five years of age are malnourished. The state is primarily rural, with...
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Religious Site Attractions In Jharkhand

  • 1. Jagannath Temple Ranchi
    Jagannath Temple in Ranchi was built by king of Barkagarh Jagannathpur Thakur Anish Nath Shahdeo in memory of sweta kumari, during 1691. Completed on Christmas 1691, it is located about 10 km from the main town. The temple is on top of a small hillock. Similar to the famous Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, this temple is built in the same architectural style, although smaller. And similar to the Rath Yatra in Puri, an annual fair cum rath yatra is held at this temple in the month ofAashaadha, attracting thousands of tribal and non-tribal devotees not only from Ranchi but also from neighbouring villages and towns and is celebrated with much pomp and vigor.The temple has been built on a hill top. To reach the top visitors can climb the stairs or take the vehicle route. There are many steps ...
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  • 2. Baba Baidyanath Temple Deoghar
    Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple, also known as Baba Baidyanath dham and Baidyanath dham is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the most sacred abodes of Shiva. It is located in Deoghar in the Santhal Parganas division of the state of Jharkhand, India. It is a temple complex consisting of the main temple of Baba Baidyanath, where the Jyotirlinga is installed, and 21 other temples.According to Hindu beliefs, the demon king Ravana worshipped Shiva at the current site of the temple to get the boons that he later used to wreak havoc in the world. Ravana offered his ten heads one after another to Shiva as a sacrifice. Pleased with this, Shiva descended to cure Ravana who was injured. As he acted as a doctor, he is referred to as Vaidhya . From this aspect of Shiva, the temple derives its name. Baidyan...
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  • 4. Rajrappa Temple Hazaribagh
    Rajrappa is a waterfall and a pilgrimage centre in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
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  • 11. Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Math Ranchi
    Yogoda Satsanga Society of India is a non-profit religious organization founded by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1917. In countries outside the Indian subcontinent it is known as the Self-Realization Fellowship. The current president of the YSS/SRF is Brother Chidananda. Paramahansa Yogananda is most noted for his book Autobiography of a Yogi which became an international bestseller and featured in the 100 Most Important Spiritual Books of the 20th Century by HarperCollins.
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  • 12. Basukinath Temple Deoghar
    Basukinath is a city and a notified area in Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
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  • 13. Deori Temple Ranchi
    Deori is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Khori Mahuwa subdivision of Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
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