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High medieval · Hindu · India

Jharkhand Dham

Dhanwar, Giridih district, Jharkhand · 24.3339°, 86.0178°

ShivaUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shaiva pilgrimage cluster of about ten shrines near Dhanwar in Giridih district, centred on a Shiva temple that draws an annual fair. A Sanskrit college, the Sanskrit Hindi Vidyapith, was founded at the site in 1967.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined