Chota Nagpur Plateau

• Sacred Geography:

Mountains:

Rivers:

• Pilgrimages:

◍ Baidyanath Dham - Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga and Vaidyanatha Shakti Peetha:

Baidyanath Temple, Deogarh district, Jharkhand

Vaidyanath Shakti Peeth, Deogarh district, Jharkhand

- Baidyanath Dham (Jyotirlinga) (Shakti Peetha)
(Deogarh district, Jharkhand)
Shiva: Baba Baidyanath - Kala Bhairava - Ananda Bhairava - Gauri-Shankara - Narmadeshwar - Nilakantha
Devi: Devi Parvati (Jaya Durga) - Devi Jagat Janani - Devi Sandhya - Devi Manasa - Devi Saraswati - Devi Bagala - Devi Tara - Devi Kali - Devi Annapoorna
Ganga: Devi Ganga
Brahma: Lord Brahma
Rama: Sri Rama - Lakshmana - Janaki
Vishnu: Sri Lakshmi - Narayana
Ganesha: Sri Ganesha
Hanuman: Bhakta Hauman
Surya: Sri Surya deva

(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)
• Vaidyanatha Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Vaidyanatha Shakti Peetha where the Hridaya (Heart) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Jaya Durga and the Bhairava is called Vaidyanatha.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 10)

Meditations on Earth, Life and Dharma: >>

Om, May there be Peace in Heaven,
May there be Peace in the Sky,
May there be Peace in the Earth,

(Shanti Mantra of Upanishad)

Preserve Nature and Nature will Preserve Us,
Simplify Life and help Nature Thrive,
Plant Trees and make the Planet Green,
Connect with Earth, Connect with Dharma, Connect with Being.

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