History

Naulakha Mandir/Temple is one of the major attractions of Deoghar located 2 km from the main town. Naulakha Mandir is situated at a distance of around 2 km from Baba Baidyanath Temple. Situated just 1.5 km from the main temple, this temple measures 146 ft high and is very similar to the temple of Ramakrishna in Belur. The Temple has an unusual history to tell. It was constructed by a donation of Rs 9 Lakhs (hence the name of Naulakha) by Queen Charushila of Pathuria Ghat King’s family from Kolkata. It is said that the queen left her home, grieved by the untimely deaths of her husband Akshay Ghosh and son Jatindra Ghosh. The nearest Domestic Airport is Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna, located at a distance of 272 Kms from Deoghar. Patna has daily flights to many cities like Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Ranchi, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Goa and Vishakhapatnam. The railway station is located in Baidyanath Dham at a distance of 7 Kms from Deoghar and is well connected with many major cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Varanasi, Allahabad and Bhubaneswar etc. Instead of Jasidih you can a get a bus to Dhanbad on regular basis.