Bagnath Temple

Bagnath Temple is an old place of worship devoted to Lord Shiva, arranged in the Bageshwar city at the intersection of Sarayu and Gomati streams. Bagnath Temple is decorated with chimes of all sizes and highlights noteworthy carvings. It is the most well known Temple in Bageshwar District. It is overwhelmed with lovers on the event of Shivratri. The city of Bageshwar gets its name from this Temple. 

The Bagnath Temple amidst the town of Bageshwar gets its name from the occurrence of the praised sage Markandeya being gone by Lord Shiva as a tiger. Bagnath, truly means The Tiger Lord, produced using joining the hindi words, 'bagh' which means tiger, and 'nath', the hindi word for a higher divine being. The sanctuary was developed in 1450, by the then leader of Kumaon, Laxmi Chand, and stands at the stunning point where the stream Gomati and Sarayu join.