Illegal Mining Threatens Baijnath’s Shiva Temple: A breathtaking ancient Shiva temple in Baijnath, Himchal Pradesh is being threatened by more than 25 years of illegal large scale mining in the area. Residents allege that despite orders of the court no efforts have been made to keep mining activities in check. A senior officer said the government was concerned that illegal quarrying and mining had not only caused loss to the temple but also damaged roads and water pipelines. Water levels in the adjacent Binwa river have gone down drastically and as a result have weakened the left side of the … Continue reading Save Hindu Temples (Baijnath, Veerabhadreswara, Hatkeshwar)