Abstract

Deoghar, also known as "Baidyanath Dham" or "Baba Dham," is a significant Hindu pilgrimage city in the Santhal Parganas division of Jharkhand, India, renowned primarily for the Baidyanath Temple complex, which is one of the twelve Shiva Jyotirlingas and one of the 51th Shakti Peethas in India. The name "Deoghar" translates to "abode of the Gods and Goddesses" The Sacred comlex in Deoghar has been broadly discussed in its three aspects, namely sacred geography, sacred specialists and sacred performances. The nature and extent of transformation in the sacred complex have also been discussed. The sacred geography of Deoghar has been divided into sacred and secular zons.