Somnath Temple

Somnath temple is located at Prabhas Patan in Saurashtra region of Gujarat. It one of the most worshipped pilgrimage sites in India.

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Mallikarjuna Temple

Jyotirlinga is located atop Shri Saila Mountain, on the banks of River Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. Both Shakti Peetha and Jyotirlingam are present in the temple

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Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga

Lingam at Mahakal, Ujjain is believed to be Swayambhu, the only one of the 12 jyotirlingams to be so.  Jyotirlinga is also the only one which is facing south

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Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga

Omkareshwar means 'Lord of Omkara' or the Lord of the 'Om Sound'. It is located on an island called Shivapuri in the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh.

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Kedarnath Jyotirlinga

Kedarnath Shivlinga is the highest among the 12 Jyotirlinga temples standing at 12 ft. It is the only Shivlinga that has a conical rock formation

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Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga

Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga Temple resides in the lap of Sahyadri Hills in Pune, Maharashtra on the banks of the Bhima River

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Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga

Holiest of all Shiva temples it is located in Varanasi, the oldest living city in the world. Vishwanath or Vishweshwara means the Ruler of the universe

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Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga

Jyotirlinga is located near Nashik in Maharashtra and temple has three faces that represent the three supreme Gods, Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshwar

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Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga

Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga also known as Babadham is located in Deoghar, Jharkhand. The complex of Vaidyanath houses 22 beautiful temples along with the main temple

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Nageshwar Jyotirlinga

Located on the path between Gomati Dwarka and the Bait Dwarka Island on the coastline of Saurashtra, Gujarat. It is popularly known as the Nagnath Temple

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Rameshwaram Jyotirlinga

Rameshwaram Jyotirlinga is located on Rameswaram island in Tamil Nadu. The Lingam is believed to have been established and worshiped by Lord Ram

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Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga

It is also known as Gru Someswara and Kusum Eswarar. The temple was built by Ahilyabai Holkar and is located in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ellora

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