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Introduction 
Located in northeastern Jharkhund, Deoghar is a
major Hindu pilgrimage and a famous health resort. It has the ancient temple of
Baba Baidyanath, which is one of the twelve 'jyotirlingas' in India. Baidyanath
Dham, situated in the Santhal Parganas of Jharkhund, is a very important
piligrim centre. It is famous for the temple of Shiva-Baidyanath and the place
is a popular holiday centre.
History
Deogarh (the Fort of the Gods) is situated on the right bank of the Betwa River
at the western end of the Lalitpur range of hills. Due to its strategic location
on the main route to Deccan from deogarh, it was a bone of contention for
several empires starting from the Guptas to the British. The first written
evidence about Deogarh has been in the literature of the Gupta age. In the later
phase, Deogarh finds mention in the history of Gujarat Pratiharas and Gondas.
The place remained a cause of disagreement even in the times of Muslims,
Marathas, and British.
Festival
There are three
important fairs, namely, Shri Panchmi mela held in January,
Shivaratri mela held in March and the Bhadra
Purnima mela held in September. Shivaratri mela is attended by
about one lakh visitors in the course of a fortnight
Best Season
Best season
to visit Deogarh is between September To May..
Travel
Links of deogarh
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