Jyotirling

A jyotirling or jyotirlinga is a shrine where the Hindu God Shiva is worshipped in the form of a ''jyotirlingam'' or "golden lingam". There are traditionally twelve Jyotirlinga shrines in India: * Somnath in Gujarat is home to the foremost Jyotirlinga temple. * Dwarka in Gujarat is home to the Nageshwar Jyotirlinga temple. * Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh is home to the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple. * Sree Sailam, near Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, is home to the Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga temple. * 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 located high in the Himalaya range. * Varanasi (Benares) 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. * Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga shrine, in Maharashtra, is located near the rock-cut temples of Ellora. * Deogarh in Bihar is home to the Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga temple. Shaivism

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