Bagnath Temple

Bagnath Temple
Geography
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
Location	Bageshwar
Culture
Primary deity	Lord Shiva
Architecture
Architectural styles	South Indian
History and governance
Date built	1450
Creator	Laxmi Chand

Bagnath Temple (hi: बागनाथ मंदिर) is situated in the Bageshwar city.^[1] It is an ancient shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva.

History

The temple was built in 1450 by Kumaon ruler, Laxmi Chand, at the confluence of Gomati and Sarayu rivers.^[2] It is flooded with devotees on the occasion of Shivratri. On the occasion of Makar Sankranti every year a grand fair (mela in local language) is organized here.

References

↑ "Bagnath temple". travelomy.com.
↑ "Bagnath Temple (Bageshwar)". onlytravelguide.com.

Hindu Temples in Uttarakhand

Almora	Golu Devta Temple Jageshwar

Bageshwar	Bagnath Temple Dhaulinag

Chamoli	Badrinath Temple Gopinath Temple Kalpeshwar Rudranath Tungnath

Champawat	Baleshwar Temple

Dehradun	Lakhamandal Mahasu Devta Temple Rishikesh

Haridwar	Chandi Devi Temple Daksheswara Mahadev Temple Har Ki Pauri Mansa Devi Temple Maya Devi Temple

Nainital	Garjiya Devi Temple

Pauri Garhwal	Devprayag Neelkanth Mahadev Temple

Pithoragarh	Berinag

Rudraprayag	Guptakashi Kedarnath Temple Madhyamaheshwar Rudraprayag Triyuginarayan Temple

Tehri Garhwal	Rudreshwar Mahadev Temple Surkanda Devi Temple

Udham Singh Nagar	Moteshwar Mahadev Temple Maa Balsundari Temple

Uttarkashi	Gangotri Yamunotri

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