Baijnath | |
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town | |
top to bottom: Baijnath Skyline, Baijnath Group of Temples and Baijnath Lake | |
Coordinates: 29°55′N 79°37′E / 29.92°N 79.62°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Uttarakhand |
District | Bageshwar |
Established | 850 AD |
Founded by | Narsingh Deo |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UK 02 |
Website | uk |
Baijnath is a small town on the banks of the Gomati river in the Bageshwar district in Kumaon division of Uttarakhand, India. The place is most noted for its ancient temples,[1] which have been recognized as Monuments of National Importance by the Archaeological Survey of India in Uttarakhand.[2] Baijnath has been selected as one of the four places[3] to be connected by the 'Shiva Heritage Circuit' in Kumaon, under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of the Government of India.[4][5]
Baijnath, then known as Kartikeyapura, was the seat of the Katyuri kings who ruled over an area consisting of combined parts of Garhwal and Kumaun in modern-day state of Uttarakhand, India and Doti in Modern day Nepal.