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Sri Jagannath temple, Kharagpur

The large of people from Orissa in Kharagpur area felt the need to have a temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath. In the year 1984, some Odia youths dreamt of a Shri Jagannath Temple at Kharagpur in the district of Medinipur, presently renamed as Paschim Medinipur ,West Bengal. They collected some money by organizing one odia […]

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Naulakha Mandir, Deoghar, Jharkhand

The Naulakha Mandir is a temple dedicated to Radha-Krishna. The amount spent in construction of the temple was about Rupees Nine lakhs (9 lakhs). Hence it became known as Naulakha Temple. This entire amount was donated by the Rani Charushila who belonged to Pathuria Ghat King’s family, Kolkata. It is said that at the early […]

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Deoghar – The abode of the Gods and Goddesses

Deoghar literally means the home of the lord. Deoghar is Jharkhand’s most important Hindu pilgrimage center. The temple complex has 22 temples located inside it. The tallest temple is 72 feet in height which is known as the Baidyanath Temple – one of the 12 revered jyotirlingas in the country. It holds great sanctity among […]

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Temples in Jharkhand

Temples in Jharkhand Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar state in the year 2000. Ranchi is the capital of Jharkhand state. Jharkhand has a rich cultural history even before the Magadha Empire. It is also believed by scholars that the language used by Jharkhand tribals is very much similar to the one used by the […]