High medieval · Hindu · India
Jharkhand Dham Dhanwar, Giridih district, Jharkhand · 24.3339°, 86.0178°
Shiva Undetermined —
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.
Sources Compact record · 5 of 9 fields sourced
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coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined