Budhwa Mahadev Mandir is located at Nawabganj in Hazaribagh
town in Jharkhand. This ancient Shiva
Temple houses the
Narmadeshwar Shivling. The present temple was constructed more than a century
ago. The Shivling is more than three centuries old.
The main sanctum sanctorum of the shrine has Shivling along
with murtis of Goddess Parvati, Ganesha and Kartik. Nandi is located on the
outside of the sanctum sanctorum.
The temple is very important as Shankaracharyas of all the
four Peetahs have visited it.
Rudrabhishekh and Mahamritunjaya puja are observed in the
temple. Rudrabhishekh during the Shravan month is highly meritorious. Both the
pujas are performed for happy and prosperous life.
Thousands of devotees queue on Shravan Mondays to perform
Jalabhishek on the Shivling.
The temple is famous for conducting marriages in the region.