Thursday, July 15, 2010

12 Jyotirlinga of lord Shiva

A Jyotirlinga or Jyotirling or Jyotirlingam (Hindi: ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग) is a shrine where Lord Shiva, an aspect of God in Hinduism is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam or "Lingam (pillar) of light." There are twelve traditional Jyotirlinga shrines in India.



No. Name of Jyotirlinga Location

1. Somnath Prabhas Patan, Saurashtra,Gujarat
2. Mallikarjuna Srisailam , Andhra Pradesh
3. Mahakaleshwar Mahakal, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
4. Omkareshwar Narmada River, Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh
5. Kedarnath Kedarnath , Uttarakhand
6. Bhimashankar Bhimashankar , Maharashtra
7. Kashi Vishwanath Varanasi , Uttar Pradesh
8. Trimbakeshwar Trimbakeshwar, Near Nashik
9. Vaidyanath Vaijnath Jharkhand
10. Nageshvara Dwarka Gujarat
11. Rameshwar Rameswaram Tamil Nadu
12. Grishneshwar Near Ellora, Aurangabad district Maharashtra


Following are those images of 12 Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva :