10 Best Lord Shiva Temples to Visit in India

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Kedarnath Temple, Uttarakhand

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Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi

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Somnath Temple, Gujarat

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Mahakaleshwar Temple, Ujjain

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Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram

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Baidyanath Temple, Deoghar

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Amarnath Cave Temple, Jammu and Kashmir

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Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneswar

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Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam

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Grishneshwar Temple, Maharashtra

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