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Name of the 12 jyotirlingas?

06-Jun-2025
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The 12 Jyotirlingas are sacred shrines dedicated to Lord Shiva, where he is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlinga (a pillar of light). The names and locations of the 12 Jyotirlingas are:

1. Somnath – Prabhas Patan, Saurashtra, Gujarat
2. Mallikarjuna – Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh
3. Mahakaleshwar – Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
4. Omkareshwar – Mandhata Island, Madhya Pradesh
5. Kedarnath – Kedarnath, Uttarakhand
6. Bhimashankar – Pune district, Maharashtra
7. Kashi Vishwanath – Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
8. Trimbakeshwar – Trimbak, Maharashtra
9. Vaidyanath (Vaijnath) – Deoghar, Jharkhand or Parli, Maharashtra (disputed location)
10. Nageshwar – Dwarka, Gujarat
11. Rameshwar (Ramanathaswamy) – Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
12. Grishneshwar – Ellora, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra

These Jyotirlingas hold immense significance in Shaivism and are revered as the most sacred abodes of Lord Shiva.

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