Basukinath is located in Dumka District of Jharkhand. It lies on the Deoghar – Dumka state highway and is around 25 km north-west of Dumka. People who visit Baba Baidyanath temple, then their next destination will be Basukinath temple. During the Rainy season, this Foot Yatra is very famous in Bihar and Jharkhand.
Pilgrims took Ganges water from Uttarvahini Holy Ganges river from SULTANGANJ and starts their 103 km KANWAR YATRA to Deoghar on a walk. Pilgrims cover this KANWAR YATRA within 3-4 days by walking. In between, there were many famous stoppages like(Asarganj, Tarapur, Rampur, Kumarsar, Jalebiya Mor, Suiya hills, Inaravaran, Bhulbhulaiyaa, Goryari, Kalakatia Dharmshala, Bhooth Bangla, Darshania) for Pilgrims so that they took some rest. After worshipping in Deoghar, pilgrims visit Basukinath Temple by vehicle and pour Ganges holy water on Shivling and here their long KANWAR YATRA is completed.
Many people in India don’t know about this pilgrim place Deoghar – Har Har MahaDev (a place somewhere in between Bihar and Jharkhand). This is one of the famous Lord Shiva temples in India. This place is also called “Devo ka ghar”. The mostly people visits in Saavan, Bhaado(according to Hindu Religion Calender) , and […]
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