Baijnath | |
Settlement Type: | town |
Pushpin Map: | India Himachal Pradesh#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Himachal Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 32.05°N 76.65°W[1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Himachal Pradesh |
Subdivision Name2: | Kangra |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 998 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 176125 |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Baijnath is a town in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is about 50 kilometers from district headquarters, Dharamshala. A temple of Lord Shiva (Baijnath) is situated there giving the town its name.
Baijnath is a small township in the Dhauladhar range of the western Himalayas, 16 km from Palampur in Kangra District. It is also near Ravana. Other neighbouring towns are Paprola, Kangra (51 km) and Joginder Nagar.
The main attraction of Baijnath is Baijnath Temple, a temple of Lord Shiva.
Other shrines included Mukut Nath temple at Sansal (6 km), Awahi Nag temple (1.5 km), and Mahankal Temple (5 km) at Mahankal.
Tibetan monasteries are located at Sherabling (Bhattu) (5 km), Chauntra and Chowgan.