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The twelve

Shrines of light

Twelve places where Shiva is said to have appeared as a pillar of light, spread across 8 states and, by tradition, the whole of India. Each has its own page below.

Somnath Jyotirlinga
01🪔

Somnath

Prabhas Patan, Veraval · Gujarat
The shrine that would not stay broken
Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga
02🪔

Mallikarjuna

Srisailam, Nallamala Hills · Andhra Pradesh
Where Shiva and Shakti share one hill
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga
03🪔

Mahakaleshwar

Ujjain, on the Shipra · Madhya Pradesh
Lord of Time, facing south
Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga
04🪔

Omkareshwar

Mandhata Island, Narmada · Madhya Pradesh
An island shaped like ॐ
Kedarnath Jyotirlinga
05🪔

Kedarnath

Kedarnath, Rudraprayag · Uttarakhand
The highest of the twelve
Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga
06🪔

Bhimashankar

Khed, Sahyadri Hills · Maharashtra
A jyotirlinga inside a forest
Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga
07🪔

Kashi Vishwanath

Varanasi, on the Ganga · Uttar Pradesh
The city that does not touch the earth
Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga
08🪔

Trimbakeshwar

Trimbak, near Nashik · Maharashtra
Three faces, one stone
Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga
09🪔

Vaidyanath

Deoghar (Baba Baidyanath Dham) · Jharkhand
Shiva as the physician
Nageshwar Jyotirlinga
10🪔

Nageshwar

Between Dwarka and Bet Dwarka · Gujarat
Guardian against all poison
Ramanathaswamy Jyotirlinga
11🪔

Ramanathaswamy

Rameswaram, Pamban Island · Tamil Nadu
Installed by Rama himself
Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga
12🪔

Grishneshwar

Verul, beside Ellora · Maharashtra
The last of the twelve
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