Amreshwar Dham

Angrabari or Amreshwar Dham located near Khunti, Jharkhand, is a Hindu temple complex dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva.[1] The temple is built and maintained by Amreshvar Dham Prabandh Samiti. It was renamed as Amreshwar Dham by the Sage Shankaracharya Swami Swarupananda Saraswati.[2] It is situated on the Khunti-Torpa road NH-20 approximately 45 km (28 mi) from Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand, and 9 km (5.6 mi) from the district headquarters.[3]

Amreshwar Dham, Khunti
Aamreshwar Dham Temple
Established 1985
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DeityShiva
FestivalsMaha Shivaratri
Location
LocationKhunti
StateJharkhand
CountryIndia
Shown within Jharkhand
Geographic coordinates23°01′51″N 85°11′58″E

The temple site also houses several other Hindu deities including Ganesha, Rama, Sita and Hanuman. There is a large crowd of Shiva devotees here during the month of Sawan and on the day of Maha Shivaratri.[4]

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