Traditional Baidyanath Dham, one of the four Shrines of Nepal,[1][2] is a shrine of Lord Shiva located in Achham District in the confluence of the Budhi Ganga and Saraswati rivers in Achham district.

[4] In 2020, the government allocated NPR 2 million for Baidyanath Dham to upgrade Ved Bidyashram.

[6] When Ravan could not get the vision of Shiva by meditating in Kailash Parbat, he came to Baidyanath for mediation.

[6] A Baiju Kumal is assigned as a Dwarpal and Jalakhar Joshi Baidya as the priest of this temple since the time of Abhaya Malla.

The place also houses the weapons of Gorkha Army that they left during the Unification of Nepal.