Baijnath, Uttarakhand

Baijnath is a small town on the banks of the Gomati river in the Bageshwar district in Kumaon division of Uttarakhand, India. The place is most noted for its ancient temples, which have been recognized as Monuments of National Importance by the Archaeological Survey of India in Uttarakhand. Baijnath has been selected as one of the four places to be connected by the 'Shiva Heritage Circuit' in Kumaon, under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of the Government of India.

For the village of the same name in Himachal Pradesh, see Baijnath, Himachal Pradesh.

Baijnath
town
top to bottom: Baijnath Skyline, Baijnath Group of Temples and Baijnath Lake
Baijnath
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Baijnath
Baijnath (India)
Coordinates: 29.92°N 79.62°E / 29.92; 79.62
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictBageshwar
Established850 AD
Founded byNarsingh Deo
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUK 02
Websiteuk.gov.in

Baijnath, then known as Kartikeyapura, was the seat of the Katyuri kings who ruled over an area consisting of combined parts of Garhwal and Kumaun in modern-day state of Uttarakhand, India and Doti in Modern day Nepal.

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