Байджнатхта Шива гыйбадәтханәсе, Hindu temple in Baijnath, Himachal Pradesh, India.
The Vaidyanath Shiva temple in Baijnath is a 13th-century Hindu temple built in the North Indian nagara style. A wall with entrances on the south and north sides surrounds the building, and a statue of the bull Nandi stands opposite the entrance to the main shrine. The walls carry numerous images of Hindu deities, and the main sanctum holds a Shiva lingam in the svayambhu ("self-born") form.
The temple was built in 1204 with funds from two local merchants, Ahuka and Manyuka. Two long inscriptions at the entrance state that a Shiva temple already stood on the site before this construction. The present building is a 13th-century example of Nagara temple architecture.
The name Vaidyanath means "Lord of Physicians", a title of Shiva. The temple is a pilgrimage site, and the Nandi bull statue stands opposite the entrance to the main building, facing the shrine. Two long inscriptions at the entrance record the temple's founding.
The temple stands in Baijnath village, Himachal Pradesh, enclosed by a wall with entrances on the south and north sides. The Nandi bull statue faces the doorway of the main building, and carved images of Hindu deities cover the walls. The Shiva lingam in the main sanctum is in the Svayambhu form.
The two long inscriptions at the entrance name the merchants Ahuka and Manyuka, who paid for the temple in 1204, and state that a Shiva temple already stood on the site before it. The name Vaidyanath, a title of Shiva, means "Lord of Physicians".
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