Trimbakeshwar Jyotirling (Marathi:त्रिंबकेश्वर ज्य्होतीर्लिंग, Hindi:त्रिम्बकेश्वर ज्योतिर्लिंग) is on the banks of Gautami near Nasik in Maharashtra. Of the twelve JyotirLingas of Lord Shankara, the tenth one is known as Tryambakeshwara. There are two stories related to Trimbakeshwar. One story is about Simhastha Parva according to Padma Puran. Centuries ago the gods and goddesses used to […]
Kedarnath Jyotirling (Hindi:केदारनाथ ज्योतिर्लिंग, Sanskrit:केदर्णतः जय्होतिर्लिन्ग) is one of the best known Shivasthalams in India and is considered to be one of the most sacred pilgrimage centers of the country, located in the lofty Himalayas. It is revered as one of the 12 Jyotirlingams – the Northern most one, – Haridwar District,Himalayas, Uttarakhand. Legend goes […]
Nageshwar Jyotirling (Gujarati:નાગેશ્વર જ્ય્હોતીર્લીંગ, Hindi:नागेश्वर ज्योतिर्लिंग) is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines of Shivais and located between Dwarka and Dwarka island in Gujarat on the coast of Surat, Dwarka, Gujarat. Pandavas came here during their Vanvas (life in forests) build a hermitage for themselves. Their cows used to go to the same river bank […]
Deogarh Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga ( Urdu: وائیڈیناتھ جیوتیرلنگ، Hindi:देओगढ़ वैद्यनाथ ज्योतिर्लिंग) is located at Deogarh in the Santal Parganas region of Bihar( present divided and named as Jharkhand) in the south west of Keeul Station. Vaidyanath Temple, also called Vaijnath Temple and Baidyanath Temple. Baidyanath shrine is revered as one of the twelve Jyotirlingams of Shiva. […]
Bhimashankar Jyotirling (Marathi:भीमाशंकर ज्योतिर्लिंग, Hindi:Bhimashankar Jyotirling) is an ancient shrine, enshrining Bhimashankara one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Shiva. Bhimashankar is located in the village of Bhorgiri 50 km north west of Khed, near Pune, Maharashtra. It is said that King Kamrupeshwar, the king of Kamrup, was a very ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. One […]
Grishneshwar Jyotirling ( Marathi:ग्रीश्नेश्वर ज्योतिर्लिंग, Hindi:ग्रिश्नेश्वर ज्योतिर्लिंग) is located at a village called Verul which lies at a distance of 11 km from Daulatabad and 30 kms from Aurangabad, 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. Legend […]
Ujjain Mahakaleshwar Jyotirling (Hindi:उज्जैन महाकालेश्वर ज्योतिर्लिंग, Sanskrit:उज्जैन Mahakaleshwar ज्योतिर्लिन्ग) is situated in the Mahakal forest in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, by the banks of the Kshipra river. The name Avanti or Avantika pleases Lord Shiva. It is considered as very holy and pure place. Mahakala is the Lord of time and Death. One of the 12 Jyotirlingas in […]
Ramanatha Swamy Jyotirling (Tamil: ராமேஸ்வரம் ரங்கநாத சுவாமி ஜ்யோடிர்லிங் | Hindi: रामनाथ स्वामी ज्य्होतिर्लिंग)The holy island of Rameswaram is known for one of India’s most venerated and most visited Shiva shrines, dedicated to Sri Ramanathaswamy. Located on an island off the Sethu coast of Rameshwaram, Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu. Being situated in Rameswaram, the shrine is popularly […]
Shivpuri Omkareshwar Jyotirling (Hindi:ओम्कारेश्वर ज्योतिर्लिंग, Sanskrit:शिवपुरी म्करेश्वर् ज्योतिर्लिन्ग) is located at a distance of about 12 miles from Mortakka in Madhya Pradesh. A special feature of the location of Omkareshwar Temple is that the river Narmada branches into two and forms an island Mandhata or Shivapuri in the center. The shape of the island resembles […]
Kasi Vishwanath Jyotirling (Urdu: کسی وشواناتھ جیوتیرلنگ، Hindi:कासी विश्वनाथ जोतिर्लिंग) is located in Varanasi, Where the Varana and Asi rivers join the Ganges. a tribe called kasha used to live in Varanasi. Therefore, Varanasi was also known as Kasi and famous by the name of Shiv Vishwanath Kasi. Kashi (Varanasi) is said to be the […]
