This story is from September 25, 2012

Poor management has devotees unsafe at these sights

Apart from the world famous Baidyanath Dham shrine, Deoghar has several places of religious and spiritual interests.These places witness gathering of devotees round the year.
Poor management has devotees unsafe at these sights
Apart from the world famous Baidyanath Dham shrine, Deoghar has several places of religious and spiritual interests. These places witness gathering of devotees round the year. Marred by poor administration, these places are prone to chaos and disasters.
Basukinath
The place is famous for a Shiva shrine here. Devotees who visit Baidyanath dham shrine think that their prayers are incomplete until and unless they pay a visit to Basukinath.
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The place has its own temple management committee. A huge mess is witnessed at the temple during Shravani Mela. On other days too, a similar scene is witnessed on other days as well.
Nandan Pahar
It is yet another crowd gatherer in Deoghar. As the mountain has the Baidyanath Dham shrine in its panoramic view thousands of devotees arrive here. Atop it is a famous Nandi temple.
Shivaganga
The holy pond just 200-meters away from Baidyanath Dham shrine is like a danger zone. Devotees take a bath in the pond before offering prayers at the shrine. On auspicious days a melee is witness at the pond. As the administration is not of the required standard, devotees remain open to danger.

Rikhia Ashram
A large number of devotees arrive at the ashram to seek spiritual guidance. A place of famous saints, Rikhia Ashram, witnesses arrival of thousands of devotees from different countries, especially European countries during annual ceremonies which are held in the month of November to early December. Like other places of interests, poor administration and lack of infrastructure keeps devotees vexed.
Trikuth Parvat
A famous Shiva temple is situated at the top of this 400-meter mountain. Devotees who visit Basukinath also visit this place. A first ropeway of Jharkhand is situated here. It draws a large number of devotees. Devotees feel unsafe as the temple is at mountain and infrastructure poor.
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Alok K N Mishra

Alok K N Mishra is a New Delhi-based journalist with the Times of India. He is an ardent follower of politics and is fascinated about making politics work better for the middle-class and the poor. He loves to discuss and predict national political behavior. Before shifting to Delhi, he covered political instability, governance, and misgovernance besides Maoists insurgency in Jharkhand for almost half a decade. He has been with the Times of India since 2010 when he started out as a municipal reporter in Patna. He tweets from the handle @AlokKNMishra

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