Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga, also known as Baidyanath, Vaijnath and Baijnath is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the most sacred abodes of Shiva. However, the location of the Jyotirlinga is contested as the Government of India hasn't notified one of these temples as the Jyotirlinga. The claimed temples with their locations are:
In DvÃÂdaà Âa Jyotirliá¹ ga Smaranam, the 12 jyotirlingas are described as follows:
While in DvÃÂdaà Âa Jyotirliá¹ ga Stotram, the 12 jyotirlingas are described as follows:
All three temples are reluctant to relinquish their claim despite the ancient Stotram mentioned Shri Vaijnath Temple of parali Maharashtra Additionally, In January 2018, Government of Madhya Pradesh and the management committee of Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga organized a congregation of priests from all the 12 Jyotirlingas where the priests from Shri Vaijnath Temple was invited. The priest community of Deoghar took strong exception to this move and registered their protest with the Government of Madhya Pradesh and the management committee of Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga.