ABOUT
GIRIDIH
Giridih district came
into existence in 1972 when it was careved out from Hazaribagh district. The
district lies between 24°11' North latitude and 86 ° 18’ East longitudes. The
district is bounded in the north by the district of Jamui and part of Nawada
district of Bihar , on the east by the district of Deoghar and Jamtara , on the
south by district of Dhanbad and Bokaro and west by districts of Hazaribagh and
Kodarma.
he famous Parasnath hill(the SAMMED SHIKHAR JEE) is situated
here. The famous G.T. Road also passes through this district.Major attractions
are Usri Fall, Khandoli, Madhuban, Parasnath, Jharkhandi Dham, Harihar Dham.
HOW TO
REACH
Giridih is well
connected with a network of good roads, besides, the Grand Trunk Road there are
a number of State Highway and REO roads connecting one place of the district
with other places within and outside the district.
By Rail The district headquarters of Giridih is connected by
Madhupur - Giridih branch of Eastern Railway. Another important railway Station
is Parasnath railway station some 48 kms from district headquater on
Howrah-Delhi grand chord line. A new railway line project is going to be
commissioned from Giridih-Kodarma via Jamua.
By Air There is a landing airstrip popularly known as Boro
aerodrom at the district headquarters of Girdih..
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USRI
FALL
Amidst in the range of the famous Parasnath Hills
,the Usri River gushes down from a steep gorge , some 40 feet high
in three separate streams .Located about 14 km away from east of
Giridih Town .It is an favourite picnic spot. Nearest Railway
Station is Giridih. Taxi ,Auto Rikshaw and Tanga are available from
railway Station and bus Stand.. |
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KHANDOLI
A water reservoir some 8 km North-East of Giridih
headquater is one of the best site for water related adventure
sports and bird-watching.A watch tower and 600 feet high hillock
offers a panoramic view of Khandoli site.Elephant and Camel Safari
and numbers of other amusement facilities are available there
including boating , Rock-climbing ,Parasailing and Kayaking.Nearest
railway station is Giridih.Taxi are available from railway station
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MADHUVAN
The Village which lies in pirtand block has a
famous temple believed to be more than 2000 years old. It is a place
of considerable religious importance for the jain.The Samosharan
temple and Bhomiyaji Asthan are two very famous Jain temple.There is
a Jain Museum at Madhuban which houses a number of Jain
scriptures,Idiols and manuscript .One can view the clear sight of
Parasnath Temple using the telescope installed at the balcony of the
museum. |
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PARAS
NATH
Parasnath hill which is 4431 ft height is the
highest mountain south of the Himalayas .It was made accessible
since the construction of a road in 1838 .Significantly the oldest
of the jain temple appears to date only from AD. 1775. Parasnath is
the "Marang Buru "or hill deity of the Santhal of
Hazaribagh,Manbhum,Bankura and Santhal Parganas and each year they
assemble at the period of the full noon in Baisakh from these
district and celebrate a religious hunt for three days after which a
great tribal session is held .Since Parasnath has been declared as a
wild life sanctuary District administration and Forest official are
trying to persuade the local tribe to give up their religious hunt.
The special sanctity of Parasnath for the Jains arises from the
tradition that twenty -third of the Tirthankars (religious saints
who are the object of their worship),Parsva or Parsvanath , like
nine of his predecessors attained nirvana on the hill. According to
local tradition the number of Tirthankars who attained nirvana on
the Parasnath hill is 20 and not 9 .For each of them there is a
shrine( gumti for tuk) on the hill. |
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JHARKHANDI
DHAM
Jharkhandi Dham is one of the most important
pilgrim centre of Jharkhand from which the name of newly formed
state has been derived.It possesses a Shiva Temple where annual fair
takes place |
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HARIHAR
DHAM
Harihar Dham is a samll hamlet about 60kms
South-west of Giridih district headquater under Bagodar Block
possesses the largest Shiva Linga of India.People from all over the
India throngs over here every year.The temple has typical
sculpture | |