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Harihar Dham temple, commonly known as Harihar Dham located in Bagodar, Giridih, of Indian state of Jharkhand has the distinction of having [Shivalinga].Durgesh Kumar Singh s/o Sunil Kumar Singh(Lutiyano) is huge devotee(param bhakt) of lord Shiva.[1][2][3]

Harihar Dham
हरिहर धाम मंदिर
Harihar Dham
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Giridih
Deity	Shiva
Festivals	Maha Shivaratri
Location
Location	Bagodar
State	Jharkhand
Country	India
Location in Jharkhand
Geographic coordinates	24°4′12″N 85°49′16″E
Website
giridih.nic.in/tourism.html

Location

Harihar Dham is located at 1  km from Grand Trunk Road at Bagodar 60 km South west of the Giridih district headquarters in the North Chotanagpur division of the state of Jharkhand, India.[4][5]

Giridih was earlier a part of Hazaribagh district, of former undivided Bihar state. Giridih was later made a separate district and a part of the state of Jharkhand.

Description

The Shivalinga is the tallest in the world with a height of 65 ft (20 m).[1] The Temple is spread over an area of 25 acres (10 ha) and is surrounded by river. It took around 30 years to complete the construction of the huge Shivling.[3][6] The temple is a major tourist spot and is visited by devotees from all over India every year on Shravan Poornima to worship Lord Shiva.[7][8] Shravan Poornima is the full moon night in the holy month of Shraavana. It is the month of festivals and pious rituals. On the fifth day of the bright half of the holy month of Shraavana the ritual of worshiping a cobra popularly known as Nag Panchami is celebrated. Owing to its religious importance Harihar Dham is also a popular place for marriage for people of the Hindu religion.

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External media
Images
Picture of Harihar Dham Shivalinga, from here retrieved 8.03.2012
Picture of Harihar Dham, from here retrieved 8.03.2012
Video
Video of Harihar Dham by Dept. of Tourism, Govt of Jharkhand
Video2 of Harihar Dham

References

External links

• Official website of the Giridih district
• Photos of Harihar Dham
• Harihar Dham, Giridih at Indiavideo.org

• Photo of Shivling temple of Harihar dham
• Photo2 of Shivling temple of Harihar dham
• Harihar Dham at Wikimapia

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