Baijnath (Kangra) - Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga

• Greatness:

► Baijnath (Jyotirlinga)
(Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh)

☗ Dhauladhar Range
(Himachal Himalayas)

(Shiva Purana)

• Shiva: Lord Shiva gave a Shiva Linga to Ravana (as a boon for his penance at Kailasha) which got fixed as Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga (identified with Kangra Baijnath).
- Kangra Baijnath Temple

परल्यां वैद्यनाथं च डाकिन्यां भीमाशंकरम् ।
सेतुबंधे तु रामेशं नागेशं दारुकावने ॥
- Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotra - verse 2 (Kangra Baijnath has the Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga)

(Shiva Purana)

▬ Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga - Where the Shiva Linga given by Lord Shiva to Ravana got fixed while Ravana was carrying it to Lanka
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 28)

• Temples and Places:

• Temples and Places of Lord Shiva in Baijnath:

• Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga - Where the Shiva Linga given by Lord Shiva to Ravana got fixed while Ravana was carrying it to Lanka
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 28)

► Kangra Baijnath - Baijnath Temple
(Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh)

Kangra Baijnath Temple is identified with the Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga mentioned in the Shiva Purana.

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