Baidyanath Dham: A confluence of Shiva & Shakti
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- Er. Prabhat Kishore
Purvottare Prajawalika Nidhane,
Sada Vasantam Girija Sametam.
Surasuraradhita Padyapadmam
Sri Baidyanatham Tamaham Namami.
The world famous one-month long Shravani Mela of Baidyanath Dham starts with the drizzle of Pavas (Rainy) season. The influx of saffron-dressed Kanwariyas, pouring water into an embellished Kanwar from Sultanganj’s Uttar-vahini Ganga, walk barefoot on a 111 km long invincible path with the deafening sound of “Bol Bam” towards the Baba Baidyanath Mandir in Deoghar. The chant of “Bol-Bam Ka Nara Hai, Baba Ek Sahara Hai” all the way fills this rugged path with devotion to Shiva.
Baidyanath Dham is one of the great pilgrimage sites of Bharatvarsha. One of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Bhagwan Shiva, “Kamana Linga” is located here. This Thirthsthan is famous not only in India, but all over the world. That is why every year lakhs of devotees from other countries like Burma, Bhutan, Nepal, Mauritius, Tibet, Bangladesh, Fiji, Pakistan etc come here to bow before Shiva. (To be contd)
Purvottare Prajawalika Nidhane,
Sada Vasantam Girija Sametam.
Surasuraradhita Padyapadmam
Sri Baidyanatham Tamaham Namami.
The world famous one-month long Shravani Mela of Baidyanath Dham starts with the drizzle of Pavas (Rainy) season. The influx of saffron-dressed Kanwariyas, pouring water into an embellished Kanwar from Sultanganj’s Uttar-vahini Ganga, walk barefoot on a 111 km long invincible path with the deafening sound of “Bol Bam” towards the Baba Baidyanath Mandir in Deoghar. The chant of “Bol-Bam Ka Nara Hai, Baba Ek Sahara Hai” all the way fills this rugged path with devotion to Shiva.
Baidyanath Dham is one of the great pilgrimage sites of Bharatvarsha. One of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Bhagwan Shiva, “Kamana Linga” is located here. This Thirthsthan is famous not only in India, but all over the world. That is why every year lakhs of devotees from other countries like Burma, Bhutan, Nepal, Mauritius, Tibet, Bangladesh, Fiji, Pakistan etc come here to bow before Shiva. (To be contd)