Baijnath | |
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town | |
   top to bottom: Baijnath Skyline, Baijnath Group of Temples and Baijnath Lake | |
  Baijnath Location in Uttarakhand, India  Baijnath Baijnath (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°55′N 79°37′E / 29.92°N 79.62°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Bageshwar |
| Established | 850 AD |
| Founded by | Narsingh Deo |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UK 02 |
| Website | uk |
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.
- ^ Kohli, M. S. (2002). Mountains of India : tourism, adventure and pilgrimage. New Delhi: Indus Publ. Co. p. 148. ISBN 9788173871351.
- ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of Uttranchal - Archaeological Survey of India". asi.nic.in. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ The other three include Jageshwar and Katarmal in Almora, and Devidhura in Champawat
- ^ Kala, Gaurav (12 October 2016). "Lord shiva's temple in kumaun will be refurnished" (in Hindi). Dehradun: Dainik Jagran. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ 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.