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Baijnath Temple, Himachal Pradesh

Kangra district, IN

Baijnath Temple, Himachal Pradesh

Baijnath Temple (Devanagari: बैजनाथ मंदिर) is a Nagara style Hindu temple situated in a small town of Baijnath located in Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh, India, and was built in 1204 AD by two local merchants named Ahuka and Manyuka. It is dedicated to Shiva as Vaidyanath (Devanagari: वैद्यनाथ),

meaning ‘the lord of physicians’. The temple is protected and conserved by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

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