Gupta Dham
Cave · Shiva, as Gupteshwar Mahadev · Kaimur hill valley, Rohtas, Bihar
To offer worship at the self-formed Shivling deep inside the cave, especially during the Shivratri fair
A natural limestone cave inside a valley of the Kaimur range, entered through a narrow passage, with a natural rock formation revered as a Shivling called Gupteshwar Mahadev. The district administration describes it as a natural cave in a Kaimur hill valley. Local tradition ties it to the Bhasmasura legend.
Plan your visit
- Area
- Sasaram
Festivals
- Fair on Shivratri and on Basant Panchami, "in which huge crowd gather" (Rohtas district site); Wikipedia names Mahashiva
Experiences here
- Sit in a cave: People have gone to these rooms to be alone for two thousand two hundred years
Tirtham can arrange here
Guide, car and stay around Sasaram
Nearby places
- Rohtasgarh Fort: Pilgrims climb for darshan at the Rohitasan Shiva temple and the Ganesh and Devi shrines on the fort...
- Chaurasan Temple: For darshan at the Shiva shrine at the highest point of the Rohtasgarh fort plateau
- Tutla Bhawani Temple: To worship Tutla Bhawani at the waterfall shrine, which draws crowds from across Rohtas and Aurangabad
- Maa Tara Chandi Temple: It is counted among the 51 Shakta pithas, and Hindus assemble in large numbers to worship the goddess
- Tomb of Sher Shah Suri: Muslims visit to offer prayer at the mihrab and to pay respects at the Suri tombs; most other visitors...
Questions pilgrims ask
Why is Gupta Dham important?
A natural limestone cave inside a valley of the Kaimur range, entered through a narrow passage, with a natural rock formation revered as a Shivling called Gupteshwar Mahadev. The district administration describes it as a natural cave in a Kaimur hill valley. Local tradition ties it to the Bhasmasura legend.
Which festivals are celebrated at Gupta Dham?
Fair on Shivratri and on Basant Panchami, "in which huge crowd gather" (Rohtas district site); Wikipedia names Mahashiva.
Can Tirtham plan a yatra to Gupta Dham?
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