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12 Jyotirlingas
The twelve shrines where Shiva manifested as a column of light, in the order of the Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotram.
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- 1 Somnath JyotirlingaPrabhas Patan, GujaratOn the Arabian Sea shore, Somnath is the first of the twelve Jyotirlingas. Destroyed and rebuilt many times through history, it stands as a symbol of unbroken faith; the…
- 2 Srisailam Mallikarjuna – BhramarambaSrisailam, Andhra PradeshHigh on a hill in the Nallamala forest above the Krishna river (Patala Ganga), Srisailam is the rare shrine that is both a Jyotirlinga and a Shakti Peetha. Telugu devote…
- 3 Ujjain MahakaleshwarUjjain, Madhya PradeshOn the Shipra river in ancient Avantika, Mahakaleshwar faces south — the only Jyotirlinga that does. The pre-dawn Bhasma Aarti is famous across the world.
- 4 Omkareshwar JyotirlingaMandhata island, Omkareshwar, Madhya PradeshOmkareshwar stands on Mandhata, an island in the Narmada said to be shaped like the sacred syllable Om. The Mamleshwar (Amareshwar) temple on the opposite bank is visite…
- 5 Baidyanath Jyotirlinga (Deoghar)Deoghar, JharkhandHere Shiva is worshipped as Vaidyanatha, the divine physician. In Shravan, lakhs of kanwariyas walk here carrying Ganga water from Sultanganj.
- 6 Bhimashankar JyotirlingaBhimashankar, MaharashtraA quiet shrine in the Sahyadri hills at the source of the Bhima river, set inside a wildlife sanctuary; the stone temple is in the Nagara style.
- 7 Rameswaram RamanathaswamyRameswaram (Pamban island), Tamil NaduThe linga worshipped by Sri Rama himself: both a Jyotirlinga and the southern abode of the Char Dham. Its pillared corridors are the longest of any temple in India, and …
- 8 Nageshwar Jyotirlinga (Dwarka)Darukavanam, near Dwarka, GujaratOn the road between Dwarka and Bet Dwarka, the Nageshwar temple is visible from afar by the giant Shiva statue in its grounds. He is worshipped as the protector from poi…
- 9 Kashi VishwanathVaranasi (Kashi), Uttar PradeshIn Kashi on the Ganga, among the oldest living cities in the world, Vishwanath is the lord of the universe. The present temple was built by Ahilyabai Holkar in 1780; the…
- 10 Trimbakeshwar JyotirlingaTrimbak, MaharashtraAt the foot of Brahmagiri, where the Godavari rises. The linga here holds three small lingas standing for Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva — the shrine's great distinction.
- 11 KedarnathKedarnath, UttarakhandAt about 3,580 m among snow peaks on the Mandakini, Kedarnath opens each year only from around Akshaya Tritiya until Bhai Dooj; in winter the deity is worshipped at Ukhimath.
- 12 Grishneshwar JyotirlingaVerul (near Ellora), MaharashtraThe twelfth Jyotirlinga, a red-stone temple a short way from the Ellora caves; the present structure was rebuilt by Ahilyabai Holkar in the 18th century.