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This pond is now known as Shivaganga. It has been revamped by the
Landlord of Lakshmipur and a temple was built by Raja Jai Singh.
Taking a dip in Sivaganga is considered equivalent to bathing in holy
river Ganges. Pilgrims who come to Deoghar, take a dip into the
Shivaganga to purify themselves before offering water to the
Jyotirlingam. The water of Shivaganga is considered to have healing
powers. In ancient India Ashwini Kumaras, doctors of gods, bathed in
this tank and cured themselves from diseases.
Getting There
Shivganga can be reached within
10 minutes walk (distance 200 m) from Baba
Baidyanath Temple in North eastern Direction. A Direct Road links
Shivaganga to the Singh Dwar of Baba
Baidyanath Temple.
Deoghar is well connected to
Ranchi, Patna, Calcutta, Bhagalpur,
Munger and all nearby major cities by road.
The railway station is located in
Baidyanath Dham at a distance of 7 km from Deoghar and is well connected
with major cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Varanasi, Allahabad and
Bhubaneswar etc.
Deoghar Airport
is under construction. Currently, the construction of airport
has no sign of progressing. The nearest domestic airport is
Lok Nayak Jayaprakash
Airport, Patna, located at a distance of 272 km from Deoghar. Cabs and private cars are easily available at the city for
the airport.
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