Baijnath, Uttarakhand

Baijnath
town
Baijnath Skyline
Group of Temples at Baijnath
Baijnath Lake
top to bottom: Baijnath Skyline, Baijnath Group of Temples and Baijnath Lake
Baijnath is located in Uttarakhand
Baijnath
Baijnath
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Baijnath is located in India
Baijnath
Baijnath
Baijnath (India)
Coordinates: 29°55′N 79°37′E / 29.92°N 79.62°E / 29.92; 79.62
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictBageshwar
Established850 AD
Founded byNarsingh Deo
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUK 02
Websiteuk.gov.in

Baijnath is a small town on the banks of the Gomati river in the Bageshwar district in Kumaon division of Uttarakhand, India. The place is most noted for its ancient temples,[1] which have been recognized as Monuments of National Importance by the Archaeological Survey of India in Uttarakhand.[2] Baijnath has been selected as one of the four places[3] to be connected by the 'Shiva Heritage Circuit' in Kumaon, under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of the Government of India.[4][5]

Baijnath, then known as Kartikeyapura, was the seat of the Katyuri kings who ruled over an area consisting of combined parts of Garhwal and Kumaun in modern-day state of Uttarakhand, India and Doti in Modern day Nepal.

  1. ^ Kohli, M. S. (2002). Mountains of India : tourism, adventure and pilgrimage. New Delhi: Indus Publ. Co. p. 148. ISBN 9788173871351.
  2. ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of Uttranchal - Archaeological Survey of India". asi.nic.in. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. ^ The other three include Jageshwar and Katarmal in Almora, and Devidhura in Champawat
  4. ^ Kala, Gaurav (12 October 2016). "Lord shiva's temple in kumaun will be refurnished" (in Hindi). Dehradun: Dainik Jagran. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  5. ^ Negi, Sunil (4 March 2017). "Picture of Baijnath lake will change by 32 Crore". www.jagran.com (in Hindi). Bageshwar: Dainik Jagran. Retrieved 6 May 2017.