The Baba Baidyanath Dham Temple sits in Deoghar, Jharkhand, in the dry plains that rise towards the hills of Santhal Pargana. The temple is not on a riverbank like Varanasi. It is not in a cave like Amarnath. But the lingam here is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. And next to it, in the same … Read more
The Trimbakeshwar Temple sits at the foot of the Brahmagiri Hills, in the small town of Trimbak in the Nashik district of Maharashtra. This is not just another Shiva temple. This is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. But Trimbakeshwar is different from the others. The lingam here is not a single stone. It is a … Read more
The Pandharpur Temple is not just a temple. It is the destination of a lifetime pilgrimage for millions of Maharashtrians. The town sits on the banks of the Chandrabhaga River, flat and dusty, but the heart of the devotee transforms it. The deity is Lord Vitthal, a form of Krishna, standing on a brick with … Read more