Monday, July 15, 2013

12 Jyotirlingas Of Lord Shiva

  1. Somnath is in Prabhas Patan, Surashtra, in Gujarat.
  2. Malikarjuna is in Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh
  3. Mahakaleshwar is in Mahakal, Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh. The only Swayambhu lingam.
  4. Omkareshwar is on an island in the Narmada River in Madyha Pradesh.
  5. Vaijyanath is debatable,is in Baijnath Shivdum in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.
  6. Bhimashankar, according to the LINGA PURANA is in Orissa, however, it can also be placed near Pune, in Maharashtra.
  7. Rameshwar is in Rameswarem in Tamil Nadu.
  8. Nageshvara could be any one of three. Jageshwar near Almora in Uttarkhand, Dwarka in Gujarat,or Aundha Nagnath in Hingoli, Maharashtra.
  9. Kashi Vishwanath is in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
  10. Trimbakehwar is near Nasik in Maharashtra.
  11. Kedarnath, the most northerly, in Uttarkhand, is only accessible by foot for 6 months of the year.
  12. Grishneshwar is near Ellora in Maharashtra.



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