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High medieval · Hindu · India

Karneshwar Dham

Karon, Deoghar district, Jharkhand · 24.1272°, 86.7447°

Shiva as KarneshwarUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shaiva complex at Karon in Deoghar district made up of twenty-eight temples, the principal one holding the Karneshwar Shivalinga and twenty-seven subsidiary shrines around it. Maha Shivaratri and Durga Puja are its main observances.

Sthala katha — the legend

The site is named for Karna, remembered as the ruler of ancient Karon in Angadesh, who is said to have installed the Shivalinga here to worship Shiva.

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Sources

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