1. Jyothirlinga Temples.
Compiled by Dr.SSB Sharma

2. As per our puranas there are 12 Jyothirlingas across India.
Shiva in the form of Jyoti Swarapu exists in all these shrines.
They are called as Dwadasa Jyothirlingas.
• There is a sanskrit sloka from Adi Sankaracharya that lists the
twelve jyotirlinga temples.
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3. Location of 12 Jyothirlinga Temples.

4. Location of 12 Jyothirlinga Temples.
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1. Somanath in Gujarat
2. Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh
3. Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
4. Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh
5. Kedaranath in Himalayas, Uttarakhand
6. Bhimashankar in Dakini, Maharashtra
7. Vishveshwaranath in Varanasi Kasi, Uttar Pradesh
8. Triambakeshwar in Nasik, Maharashtra
9. Vaidyanath in Parali, Jarkhand
10. Nagehswaranath in Gujarat
11. Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu
12. Ghrishneshwar in Maharashtra

5. Somanath in Gujarat
• Shree Somnath is first
among the twelve Aadi
Jyotirlings of India. It
has a strategic location
on the Western coast
of India.

6. Somanath Temple in Gujarat
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Swami Shri Gajananand Saraswatiji,
Chairman of Shrimad Aadhya
Jagadguru Shankaracharya Vedic
Shodh Sansthan, Varanasi suggested
that the said first temple was built
7,99,25,105 years ago as derived
from the traditions of Prabhas Khand
of Skand Puran. Thus, this temple is a
perennial source of inspiration for
millions of Hindus since time
immemorial.

7. Somanath Temple in Gujarat
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The modern temple was
reconstructed with the resolve of
Sardar Patel who visited the ruins of
Somnath temple on November 13
1947. Then President of India,
Dr. Rajendra Prasad, did the PranPratistha at the existing temple on
11 May 1951.

8. Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh
• Mallikārjuna, also called Śrīśaila,
is located on a mountain on the
river Krishna.[7]Śrīśailaṃ,
in Kurnool District in Andhra
Pradesh enshrines Mallikarjuna in
an ancient temple that is
architecturally and sculpturally
rich.It is one place where Shakti
peetha and Jyotirlingam are
together.
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Adi Shankaracomposed
his Sivananda Lahiri here

9. Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh

10. Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain,
Madhya Pradesh
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Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlingam is one
of the most famous Hindu temples
dedicated to Lord Shiva and it is
one of the twelve Jyotirlingams,
which is the most sacred abodes of
Shiva. It is centrally located in
Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. It is also
called as Avantika Puri or
Moksha Puri.
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The idol is very different with compare
to any other shrines. It is very big shiva
lingam. And the kind of decoration
always makes us to mesmerise to stay
for a long time. If we see the eyes of
shiva lingam, as if Mahakal is sitting
there and looking us.

11. Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain,
Madhya Pradesh
• The most famous for
Mahakal is Bhasma
Harathi which is
performed during 4.00
AM every day. It requires
prior registration one day
before at Ujjain Temple
premises.

12. Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh
• Omkareshwar is a beautiful
self manifest (swayambhu)
linga. From the Vindhyanchal
mountain range in Madhya
Pradesh, river Narmada, turns
westward and meanders in
that direction. The deep wide
river looks like it has
assimilated into itself all the
sins and sorrows of the
humans and releasing them
from these.
This island and the river are
shaped like “OM” and that is
how it derives its name.

13. Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh

14. Kedaranath in Himalayas,
Uttarakhand
• Among the twelve
Jyotirlingas of Bhagwan
Shankara, the one at
Kedarnath is located in
the snow-covered area
of the Himalayas.

15. Kedaranath in Himalayas,
Uttarakhand
• This JyotirLinga can be visited
only during six months in a year.
From the month of Vaisakha to
Ashwin (Ashwiyaja) is the time
when pilgrims can make the
journey to this. The rest of the
year it is too cold and the
Himalayas are covered in snow.
Therefore, the Kedarnath temple
remains closed for pilgrims.

16. Bhimashankar in Dakini,
Maharashtra
• Bhimashankar Temple
is a Jyotirlinga shrine
located 50 km
northwest of Khed,
near Pune, in India. It is
located 127 km from
Shivaji Nagar in the
Ghat region of the
Sahyadri hills

17. Bhimashankar in Dakini, Maharashtra
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River Ganga came jumping down
from the Jata (Hair) of Lord Shankar,
straight through Swarg (Heaven), to
the earth. Bhimamayya is the
perspiration of Lord Shankara. The
origin of River Bhima is
BhimaShankar, which is one of the
twelve JyotirLingas
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On the Bhima Shankar mountains,
the holy shrine of Bhima Shankar is
situated. Although it is a very windy
palce, one does not experience any
cold winds here.

18. Vishveshwaranath in Varanasi Kasi,
Uttar Pradesh
• Standing on the western bank of
India's holiest river Ganges,
Varanasi is the oldest surviving
city of the world and the cultural
capital of India. It is in the heart
of this city that there stands in its
fullest majesty the Kashi
Vishwanath Temple in which is
enshrined the Jyotirlinga of Shiva,
Vishweshwara or Vishwanatha
• Shri Vishwanatha Temple is
situated amidst the crowded
lanes of Varanasi on the banks of
the rive Ganga.

19. Vishveshwaranath in Varanasi Kasi,
Uttar Pradesh
• Where the Varana and Asi rivers
join the Ganges, a beautiful city
was built there in the ancient
times. It was named Varanasi.
Varanasi, a prime place of
pilgrimage, a tribe called kasha
used to live. Therefore, Varanasi
was also known as Kashi. Near
Kashi, Ganga flows in the shape
of a bow.

20. Triambakeshwar in Nasik,
Maharashtra
• Trimbakeshwar or Trambakeshw
ar is an ancient Hindu temple in
the town of Trimbak, in the
Nashik District of Maharashtra
state in India. It is 28 km away
from main city of Nasik.
Trimbakeshwar temple is
dedicated to Lord Shiva and one
of the twelve Jyotirlingas in India

21. Triambakeshwar in Nasik,
Maharashtra
• The amazing feature of the
Jyotirlinga located at
Trimbakeshwar is having three
faces symbolizing Lord Brahma,
Lord Vishnu and Lord Rudra
(Shiva).

22. Vaidyanath in Parali, Jarkhand
• The mountains and jungles
and the rivers, are full of
useful medicinal herbs. That
is why Parali JyotirLinga is
also known as Vaidyanatha.

23. Vaidyanath in Parali, Jarkhand
• Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga
temple, also known as
Baba dham and
Baidyanath dham is one
of the twelve
Jyotirlingas, the most
sacred abodes of Shiva.
It is located in Deoghar
of the state of
Jharkhand, India.

24. Nagehswaranath in Gujarat
• Nageshvara Jyotirlinga is one of
the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines
mentioned in the Shiva Purana
(Śatarudra Saṁhitā,Ch.42/2-4,
referred as "nagesham
darukavane"). Nageshvara is
believed as the first Jyotirlinga on
the earth.

25. Nagehswaranath
• There are three major shrines in
India which are believed as
identical to this Jyotirlinga. Those
are the Jageshwar temple near
Almora in Uttarakhand state, the
Nageshwara temple near
Dwaraka in Gujarat state and the
Nagnath temple in Aundha in
Maharashtra state.
Nageshwar Temple, Dharukavanam, Maharashtra

26. Nagehswaranath
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The Nageshwara temple near Dwaraka in Gujarat state

27. Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu
• Importance of Rameshwaram
• Taking the Ganga water to
Rameshwar, is considered as a
very auspicious and pious thing to
do after the pilgrimage of the
four holy shrines.

28. Rameshwaram
• After taking a holy bath in
Ganga water, the holy water is
carried and offered to Lord
shiva of Rameshwaram. After
this a little sand from here is
carried to Ganga and
immersed there. Completing
this ritual is believed to make
one’s pilgrimage complete and
successful.

29. Ghrishneshwar in Maharashtra
• On this holy pilgrimage of the
JyotirLingas of Lord Shankara, the
last one, with out which the
pilgrimage will not be considered
as complete, is the twelfth
JyotirLinga, of Grishneshwar.

30. Ghrishneshwar in Maharashtra
It is located about
30 km towards the west
side of Aurangabad in a
village called Verul