Baijnath-Blessings of Lord Shiva

Baijnath is a temple town situated in beautiful Kangra Valley of Himanchal Pradesh. The temple enshrines lord Shiva in the form of Lingam in its sanctum sanctorum. The structure of temple is built in Nagara style of architecture.

Situated on the bank of river Binwa or Binduka which is a tributary of river Beas the temple compound is well preserved and maintained since its construction in 13^th century.

It also houses a beautiful well maintained garden where one can sit and relax and enjoy the beautiful Dhauladhar ranges which is just opposite the temple 

Baijnath is situated on the national highway 20 which connects pathankot to mandi. It is about 16 kilometers from palampur.

A railway station is also present here , Indian railway runs its Pathankot to Jogindernagar section of toy train via Baijnath. The toy train journey allows you to have beautiful views of kangra valley. So it is also a good choice to try a toy train ride

According to mythology, Ravana the demon king worshipped lord Shiva in Himalayas .Lord was pleased and asked Ravana for a wish, Ravana asked the lord to come with him to Lanka ,lord got transformed into a Linga and asked  Ravana to carry him but if he would put the Linga anywhere on ground it will get established there.

The Ravana had to go for nature’s call so he handed the Linga to a shepherd , but the shepherd could not hold it for long and kept it on the ground and the Linga got established here. People of Baijnath don’t burn effigy of Ravana as a mark of respect during Dussehra festival. There is also no Jewellery shop in Baijnath.

Baijnath temple is a peaceful place for devotion as well as for enjoying the beauty of the Kangra valley.