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Deogarh
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| Deogarh | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 24.480000°N 86.700000°E |
| Altitude: | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Deoghar |
| State/Province: | Jharkhand |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Deogarh Railway East Indian Railway Deogarh Town Tramway | |
One of the most important Hindu pilgrimage centres in India, Deogarh lay at the end of a short branch line from Jasidih on the East Indian Railway. The Deogarh Town Tramway linked the railway station to Deogarh town centre.
Spelling Variants
Deogarh – is used in the Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908 which we take as the definitive spelling [1]
Modern name: Deoghar
Variants: Baidyanath Dham
External links
"Deoghar" Wikipedia.
References
- ↑ "Imperial Gazetteer of India", v. 11, p. 244; 1908; Retrieved 26 Aug 2016
