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A Jyotirlinga' o Jyotirling o Jyotirlingam (Hindi: ) is a shrine where Lord Shiva, an aspect of God in Hinduism is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam or "Lingam (pillar) of light." There are twelve traditional Jyotirlinga shrines in India. It is believed that Lord Shiva first manifested himself as a Jyotirlinga on the night of the Aridra Nakshatra, thus the special reverence for the Jyotirlinga. There is nothing to distinguish the appearance, but it is believed that a person can see these lingas as columns of fire piercing through the earth after he reaches a higher level of spiritual attainment.

Twelve Jyotirlingas
The names and the locations of the 12 Jyotirlingas are mentioned in the Shiva Purana (atarudra Sa hit,Ch.42/2-4). These shrines are:
Map showing the location of each of the 12 Jyotirlinga temples in India.

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1 Somnath

Gujarat

Somnath is the first amongst the holy shrines and traditionally, the Dwadash Jyotirlinga pilgrimage begins with the Somnath Temple. It is the prime abode Prabhas Patan, of Lord Shiva and is considered to be holiest of all the Jyotirlingas. The temple Saurashtra was destroyed and re-built sixteen times, is held in reverence throughout India and is rich in legend, tradition, and history. It is located at Prabhas Patan (Somnath Veraval) in Saurashtra in Gujarat. Mallikrjuna, also called raila, is located on a mountain on the river Krishna.[1] Srisailam, in Kurnool District in Andhra Pradesh enshrines Mallikarjuna in an ancient temple that is architecturally and sculpturally rich.It is one place where Shakti peeta and Jyotirlingam are together. Adi Shankara composed his Sivananda Lahiri here.[citation needed]

2 Mallik rjuna

Andhra Pradesh

Srisailam

3 Mahakaleshwar

Madhya Pradesh

Mahakal, Ujjain (or Avanti) in Madhya Pradesh is home to the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple. The Lingam at Mahakal is believed to be Swayambhu, the only one of the 12 Jyotirlingams to be Mahakal, Ujjain so. It is also the only one facing south and also the temple to have a Shree Yantra perched upside down at the ceiling of the Garbhagriha (where the Shiv Lingam sits). Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh on an Island in the island in the Narmada River is home to a Narmada River, Jyotirlinga shrine and the Mamaleshwar Omkareshwar temple. Kedarnath in Uttarakhand is the northernmost of the Jyotirlingas. Kedarnath, nestled in the snow-clad Himalayas, is an ancient shrine, rich in legend and tradition. It is accessible only by foot, and only for six months a year. Bhimashankar is very much debated. There is a Bhimashankara temple near

4 Omkareshwar

Madhya Pradesh

5 Kedarnath

Uttarakhand Kedarnath

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Pune (pictured) in Maharastra, which was referred to as Daakini country, but Kashipur in Uttarakhand was also referred to as Daakini country in ancient days and a Bhimashkar Temple known as Shree Moteshwar Mahadev is present there. Another Bhimashankar is in the Sahyadri range of Maharashtra. Bhimshankar temple near Guwahati, Assam is the jyotirlinga according to Sivapuran. 6 Bhimashankar Maharashtra Bhimashankar According to "LINGA PURAN", Bhimasankar temple in Bhimpur near Gunupur of Rayagada Dist in South Orissa is also believed as Bhimasankar Jyotirlinga, which is situated at the western part of the holy Mahendragiri mountains and at the river bank of Mahendratanaya(which is also believed as the Daakini area by many historian), was excavated in the year 1974, having quadrangular Shakti around the Linga and decorated by a Upavita as per the puran.Please visit official website of Bhimasankar Jyotirlinga. (http://www.bhimsankarjyotirling.com/) Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh is home to the Vishwanath Jyotirlinga shrine, which is perhaps the most sacred of Hindu shrines.

Kashi Vishwanath

Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi

8 Trimbakeshwar

Trimbakeshwar Temple, near Nasik in Trimbakeshwar, Maharashtra, is a Jyotirlinga shrine Maharashtra Near Nashik associated with the origin of the Godavari river. The location of Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga is also debated. Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga also called Baidyanth Temple is in the Santhal Parganas division of the state of Jharkhand. It is the another place in India where the jyotirlinga and the saktipeeth are together. They lay side by side. Baijnath Shivdham in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh and Parli Vaijyanath in
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9 Vaidyanath

Jharkhand

Vaidyanath

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10 Nageshvara

Gujrat

near dwarika

the Beed district of Maharashtra also claim as Jyotirlinga of Vaijyanath also associated with Ravana.This is located at Gokarna in Karnataka Nageshvara Jyotirlinga shrine in Daruka Vana. The location of this jyotirlinga is in dispute with Jageshwar (pictured) near Almora in Uttarakhand, and Aundha Nagnath in Hingoli district of Maharashtra, all claiming to be the correct location; Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu is home to the vast Ramalingeswarar Jyotirlinga temple and is revered as the southernmost of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of India. It enshrines the Ramevara ("Lord of Rama") pillar.[2] Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga shrine, in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, is located near the rock-cut temples of Ellora. This shrine is also known as Ghushmeshwar.

11 Rameshwar

Tamil Nadu Rameswaram

12 Grishneshwar

Near Ellora, Maharashtra Aurangabad district

References
1. ^ For Mallikrjuna (raila) as one of the twelve "Pillars of Light" see: Chakravarti 1994, p. 140. 2. ^ For Rameshvara as one of the twelve "Pillars of Light", see: Chakravarti 1994, p. 140.

Chakravarti, Mahadev (1994), The Concept of Rudra- iva Through The Ages (Second Revised ed.), Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0053-2

External links
About Jyotirlingas and Other Shiva temples (http://www.jyotirlingas.com/) About Bhimasankar Jyotirlinga (http://www.bhimsankarjyotirling.com/) Baidyanath Dham Deoghar (http://www.babadham.net/) Details of 12 Jyotirlingas (http://dilipkumar.in/travel/piligrim/jyotirlingas/index.php) Learn about the Jyotirlingams (http://www.shreemaa.org/drupal/node/928) The 12 Jyotirlingas with the story Lord Shiva (http://www.12jyotirlinga.com) [1] (http://www.hinduismtoday.com/archives/1989/12/1989-12-02.shtml) [2] (http://www.muktigupteshwar.org) Jyotirlingas on Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms? msa=0&msid=201323388399024282733.0004b960aacbe8febbaeb) Shortest round trip to all Jyothirlingas (http://g.co/maps/3f69u)
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