ally ▁known ▁as ▁K ira gram a , ▁the ▁village ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁Path ank ot - M and i ▁highway ▁( National ▁Highway ▁No . ▁ 2 0 ) ▁almost ▁mid way ▁between ▁K ang ra ▁and ▁Mand i . ▁The ▁present ▁name ▁Ba ijn ath ▁became ▁popular ▁after ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁temple . ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁Bin wa , ▁a ▁cor rupt ▁form ▁of ▁ancient ▁B indu ka , ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁river ▁Be as . ▁ ▁The ▁Ba ijn ath ▁temple ▁has ▁been ▁continu ously ▁under ▁worship ▁ever ▁since ▁its ▁construction ▁in ▁ 1 2 0 4 ▁A . D . ▁The ▁two ▁long ▁ins cri ptions ▁in ▁the ▁por ch ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁indicate ▁that ▁a ▁temple ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁existed ▁on ▁the ▁spot ▁even ▁before ▁the ▁present ▁one ▁was ▁constructed . ▁The ▁present ▁temple ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁medieval ▁north ▁Indian ▁Temple ▁architecture ▁known ▁as ▁Nag ara ▁style ▁of ▁tem ples . ▁The ▁Sv ay amb hu ▁form ▁of ▁S ival ing a ▁is ▁en sh r ined ▁in ▁the ▁san ct um ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁that ▁has ▁five ▁pro jections ▁on ▁each ▁side ▁and ▁is ▁sur mount ed ▁with ▁a ▁tall ▁cur vil ine ar ▁Sh ikh ara . ▁The ▁entrance ▁to ▁san ct um ▁is ▁through ▁a ▁vest ib ule ▁that ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁square ▁" M and apa " ▁in ▁front ▁with ▁two ▁massive ▁bal con ies ▁one ▁each ▁in ▁north ▁and