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Karon, Deoghar district, Jharkhand · 24.1272°, 86.7447°
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.
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.
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.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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