12 Jyotirlingas Of Lord Shiva And Their Location

Producer: Mehak Pal Editor: Manuj Yadav

There are 12 traditional Jyotirlinga shrines in India. Here's a look at places where these Jyotirlingas are located.

Somnath Temple, Gujarat

It is the first among the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. The Somnath temple is located in Prabhas Patan.

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Nageshvara, Gujarat

Nageshvara Jyotirlinga temple is located near Dwarka in Gujarat. According to the Shiva Purana, Nageshvara Jyotirlinga is in ‘the Darukavana, an ancient name of a forest in India.

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Bhimashankar, Maharashtra

Bhimashankar Temple is located in Pune. It is also the source of the River Bhima in the Bhimashankar hills in Khed Taluka.

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Trimbakeshwar, Maharashtra

Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple is located in the city of Nashik. The temple lies at the foothills of Brahmagiri Mountain. According to Shiva Purana, on request of the Godavari and Gautam Rishi, Lord Shiva decided to reside as Trimbakeshwar.

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Grishneshwar, Maharashtra

Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga or Ghrneshwar Jyotirlinga or Dhushmeshwar temple is one of the 12 sacred Jyotirlingas mentioned in the Shiva Purana. It is located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. 

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Baidyanath, Jharkhand

Baidyanath Temple or Baba Baidyanath Dham or simply Baba Dham is one the most sacred abodes of Lord Shiva. This Jyotirlinga shrine is located in Deoghar, Jharkhand. 

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Mahakaleshwar, Madhya Pradesh

Shri Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is situated in the ancient city of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh. The idol of Mahakaleshwar is known to be dakshinamurti, which means that it faces the south.

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Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh

It is situated at Mandhata an island in the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh. The name “Omkareshwar” is based on the shape of the island, which appears to be Om.

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Kashi Vishwanath, Uttar Pradesh

Dedicated to Lord Shiva, the Jyotirlinga shrine is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. 

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Kedarnath, Uttarakhand

Located at the height of 3,583 m from Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, going to the Kedarnath Jyotirlinga remains a challenging affair. It is accessible only for six months a year. It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams.

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Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu

The Rameswaram Jyotirlinga temple is one of the most highly worshipped and sacred pilgrimage sites in India. According to Hindu mythology, the jyotirlingam was made by Lord Rama himself to make amends for killing Ravana, a Brahmin on the battlefield.

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Mallikarjuna, Andhra Pradesh

Sri Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga Temple is located at Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh. According to the mythological story, Shiva and Parvati stayed in Shrishailam, to remain close to his son Kartikey who had decided to stay alone on Mount Kravunja.

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