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Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · 26.7739°, 83.3578°
The head monastery of the Nath sampradaya, spread over some 52 acres at Gorakhpur on the spot where Gorakshanath is held to have practised; the city takes its name from the saint, and the math has long been a centre of the order's religious and public life.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
A lamp called the Divya Jyoti is said to have burned in the math without interruption since Gorakshanath's own time.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Nath order
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