Koderma's Shyam Baba: 60 Years of Home Worship Leads to Grand Temple Construction

• Shyam Baba, an incarnation of Lord Krishna, is a revered deity with widespread devotion across India and abroad.
• In Koderma, Jharkhand, public worship of Shyam Baba has been conducted for 60 years at the residence of Bhairav Baksh Poddar in Jhumri Tilaiya.
• This home-based worship tradition, which started after the first temple in undivided Bihar (Darbhanga), is now leading to a grand 5,000 sq ft temple.
• Another significant Shyam Baba temple on Water Tank Road, Koderma, was established 30 years ago by the Khetan family, bringing an idol from Jaipur.
• Devotees from Koderma regularly visit Khatu Shyam Baba in Sikar, Rajasthan, and a two-day Falguni Mahotsav is planned in Koderma.

Why It Matters: Koderma's long-standing devotion to Shyam Baba, rooted in 60 years of home worship, culminates in a new grand temple.