Harihar Dham
{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Harihar Dham
| image = Harihar Dham.jpg
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| caption = Harihar Dham
| map_type = India Jharkhand
| map_caption = Location in Jharkhand
| coordinates = {{coord|24|4|12|N|85|49|16|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| native_name = हरिहर धाम मंदिर
| country = {{IND}}
| state = Jharkhand
| district = Giridih
| locale = Bagodar
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| deity = Shiva
| festivals= Maha Shivaratri
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| website = giridih.nic.in/tourism.html
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Harihar Dham temple, commonly known as Harihar Dham located in Bagodar, Giridih, of Indian state of Jharkhand has the distinction of having Shivalinga.{{cite web|title=Tourism survey in the State of Jharkhand|url=http://tourism.gov.in/writereaddata/CMSPagePicture/file/marketresearch/New/Jharakhand.pdf|work=Annual Final Report|publisher=Ministry of Tourism, Government of India|access-date=7 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308064012/http://tourism.gov.in/writereaddata/CMSPagePicture/file/marketresearch/New/Jharakhand.pdf|archive-date=8 March 2013}}{{cite book|last=Dr. B.R. Kishore|first=Dr. Shiv Sharma|title=India - A Travel Guide|year=2008|publisher=Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd|isbn=9788128400674|pages=301|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=COHI7LlpkSAC&q=harihar+dham&pg=PA301}}
Location
Harihar Dham is located at 1 km from Grand Trunk Road at Bagodar 60 km South west of the Giridih district headquarters in the North Chotanagpur division of the state of Jharkhand, India.{{cite web|title=Official website of the Giridih district|url=http://giridih.nic.in/|access-date=7 March 2012}}{{cite web|title=Welcome to Giridih: "The Land of Jain {{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|Piligrims}}"|url=http://jharkhanddarshan.com/giridih.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521085608/http://jharkhanddarshan.com/giridih.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 21, 2011|publisher=jharkhaddarshan.com|access-date=7 March 2012}}
Giridih was earlier a part of Hazaribagh district, of former undivided Bihar state. Giridih was later made a separate district and a part of the state of Jharkhand.
Description
The Shivalinga is the tallest in the world with a height of {{cvt|65|feet}}.{{cite web|title=Giridih Tourism|url=http://giridih.nic.in/tourism.html|publisher=Official Website of Giridih|access-date=7 March 2012}} The Temple is spread over an area of {{cvt|25|acre}} and is surrounded by river. It took around 30 years to complete the construction of the huge Shivling.{{cite web|title=Harihar Dham|url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/-Jharkhand/Harihar-Dham-15057.htm|publisher=India9|access-date=7 March 2012}} The temple is a major tourist spot and is visited by devotees from all over India every year on Shravan Poornima to worship Lord Shiva.{{cite web|title=Giridih Land Of Hills and Hillocks|url=http://www.jharkhandtourism.in/profiles/giridih.asp|publisher=JharkhandTourism.in|access-date=7 March 2012|archive-date=19 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319143303/http://jharkhandtourism.in/profiles/giridih.asp|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gloriousindia.com/places/jh/giridih.html |title=Giridih - A district in Jharkhand |publisher=Gloriousindia.com |date=1972-12-06 |access-date=2011-12-01}}
Shravan Poornima is the full moon night in the holy month of Shraavana. It is the month of festivals and pious rituals. On the fifth day of the bright half of the holy month of Shraavana the ritual of worshiping a cobra popularly known as Nag Panchami is celebrated.
Owing to its religious importance Harihar Dham is also a popular place for marriage for people of the Hindu religion.
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| image1=[http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/53248001.jpg Picture of Harihar Dham Shivalinga], from [https://www.panoramio.com/photo/53248001 here] retrieved 8.03.2012
| image2=[https://www.panoramio.com/user/4942042/tags/Bagodar Picture of Harihar Dham], from [https://www.panoramio.com/photo/53247508 here] retrieved 8.03.2012
| video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr8mUj6aCbU Video of Harihar Dham by Dept. of Tourism, Govt of Jharkhand]
| video2=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DchOCN3uXs Video2 of Harihar Dham]
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References
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External links
- [http://giridih.nic.in/ Official website of the Giridih district]
- [https://www.panoramio.com/user/vsvinaykumar/tags/Bagodar Photos of Harihar Dham]
- [http://www.indiavideo.org/jharkhand/travel/harihar-dham-hazaribagh-3755.php#Desc Harihar Dham, Giridih at Indiavideo.org]
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- [http://www.alltravels.com/india/jharkhand/beko/photos/current-photo-53248001 Photo of Shivling temple of Harihar dham]
- [https://www.panoramio.com/photo/53247508 Photo2 of Shivling temple of Harihar dham]
- [http://wikimapia.org/2411112/Harihar-Dham-Mandir Harihar Dham at Wikimapia]
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