A Jyotirling or Jyotirlinga or Jyotirlingam is a shrine where the Hindu God Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam or "Linga of light." There are traditionally twelve Jyotirlinga shrines in India. Hinduism (सनातन धर्म; also known as Sanātana Dharma, and Vaidika-Dharma) is a worldwide religious tradition that is based on teachings of the Veda scriptures. ... Aghora redirects here. ... Linga worship (Estate of Cynthia and Harlen Welsh) Lingam or Linga is the Sanskrit word for mark. ...

The twelve Jyotirlingas

• Somnath is the foremost of the 12 Jyotirlinga Shrines of Shiva, held in reverence throughout India and is rich in legend, traditions and history. It is located at Prabhas Patan in Saurashtra in Gujarat.
• Dwarka in Gujarat is home to the Nageshwar Jyotirlinga temple.
• Mahakal, Ujjain (or Avanti) in Madhya Pradesh is home to the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple.
• Srisailam - Srisailam near Kurnool enshrines Mallikarjuna in an ancient temple rich in architectural and sculptural wealth. Adi Shankaracharya composed his Sivananda Lahiri here.
• Bhimashankar, in the Sahyadri range of Maharashtra, contains a Jyotirlinga shrine associated with Shiva destroying the demon Tripurasura.
• Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh is an island in the Narmada river, home to a Jyotirlinga shrine and the Amareshwar temple.
• Kedarnath in Uttaranchal 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, only six months a year.
• Varanasi (Benares) in Uttar Pradesh is home to the Vishwanath Jyotirling temple.
• Trimbakeshwar, near Nashik in Maharashtra, has a Jyotirlinga shrine located associated with the origin of the Godavari river.
• Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu is home to the vast Ramalingeswarar Jyotirlinga temple and is revered as the southernmost of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines of India.
• Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga shrine, in Maharashtra, is located near the rock-cut temples of Ellora.
• Deoghar, in the Santhal Parganas region of Jharkhand, is home to the Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga temple.

The Somnath Temple in the Prabhas Kshetra in Saurashtra, on the western coast of Gujarat, India is one of the twelve Jyotirlings (golden lingas) symbols of the god Shiva. ... Saurashtra in between Gulf of Kutch and Gulf of Khambat. ... Gujarat (ગુજરાત in Gujarati) is the most industrialized state in India after Maharashtra and is located in western India, bordered by Pakistan to the northwest and Rajasthan to the north. ... Dwarka is a city in Gujarat, India. ... Mahakal, one of the twelve Jyotirlingams, is enshrined in a temple called Mahakal Jyotirlinga Shiva Temple, which is located in the city of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh state, India. ... Madhya Pradesh (मध्य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ... Srisailam is one of the twelve Jyothirlingams. ... Map showing kurnool district Kurnool is a city in Andhra Pradesh state of southern India. ... Sri Adi Sankara Adi Shankaracharya or Adi Shankara (the first Shankara in his lineage), reverentially called Bhagavatpada Acharya (the teacher at the feet of Lord), Shankara (approximately 509- 477 BC (though some claim 788-820 CE)) was the most famous Advaita philosopher who had a profound influence on the growth... Bhimashankar is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in the forested hills of Pune district in Maharashtra, India. ... The Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountains run along the western edge of Indias Deccan Plateau, and separate the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. ... Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Omkareshwar is a Hindu temple in Madhya Pradesh state in India. ... The Narmada or Nerbudda is a river in central India. ... Kedarnath is one of the four monasteries (called maths) holy to the Hindus. ... Uttaranchal (उत्तरांचल) became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000 after a relatively short and peaceful struggle by its people in the 1990s, having previously comprised part of Uttar Pradesh. ... Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... Varanasi Varanasi (वाराणसी) (also known as Benares, Banaras, Benaras, Kashi, and Kasi) is a Hindu holy city on the banks of the river Ganga (Ganges) in the modern north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش), also popularly known by its acronym UP, is the fifth largest and the most populous state in India. ... Trimbakeshwar is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. ... Nashik or Nasik is a city, and also a district and division, in Indias Maharashtra state. ... Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... The Godavari River, adjacent to the town of Kovvur The Godavari River is a major waterway in India, next to the Ganges and Indus rivers. ... Rameswaram is a town in the southern part of India in the state of Tamil Nadu. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Grishneshwar, also known as Ghushmeshwar, is an ancient pilgrimage site revered as the abode of one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Shiva. ... Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Kailasanatha Temple Ellora is an ancient village 30 km from the city of Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra famous for its magnificent rock cut architecture comprising of Buddhist, Hindu and Jaina cave temples and monasteries built between the 6th and 10th century A.D. These structures were excavated... Deoghar is one of the districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Deoghar town is the headquarters of the district. ... Santhal Parganas constitute one of the administrative Divisions of Jharkhand state, India. ... Jharkhand (झारखंड in Devanagari) is a state in eastern India. ...

Also see

• Lingam

Linga worship (Estate of Cynthia and Harlen Welsh) Lingam or Linga (Sanskrit: Gender as in purusha-linga : Phallus) by some etymologists, is used as a symbol for the worship of the Hindu God Shiva. ...

External links

• More info on Lingams
• 12 Jyotirlinga Darshan

Jyotirling tour itinerary