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12 Jyotirlingas
Temples Of Lord Shiva
Trimbakeshwar
Located in Maharashtra, this temple is situated in the town of Trimbak near Nashik. It is believed that the source of the Godavari River is situated near this temple.
Grishneshwar
Located in Maharashtra, this temple is situated near the city of Aurangabad. It is believed that the temple was built by a woman named Kusuma, who was a devotee of Lord Shiva.
Vaidyanath
Located in Jharkhand, this temple is situated in the town of Deoghar. It is believed that the temple was built by the demon king Ravana.
Somnath
Located in Gujarat, Somnath is believed to be the first among the 12 Jyotirlingas. It is situated on the Arabian Sea coast and is said to have been rebuilt several times over the centuries.
Nageshwar
Located in Gujarat, this temple is situated near the city of Dwarka. It is believed that the temple was built by Lord Krishna's son-in-law, Jambavanta.
Bhimashankar
Located in Maharashtra, this temple is situated in the Sahyadri range of hills. It is believed that the temple was built during the reign of the Maratha king Shivaji.
Rameshwaram
Located in Madhya Pradesh, this temple is situated on an island in the Narmada River. The temple is built in the shape of the Hindu symbol Om.
Kedarnath
Located in Uttarakhand, this temple is situated at an altitude of 3,583 meters in the Himalayas. It is believed that the Pandavas of the Mahabharata built this temple.
Mallikarjuna
Located in Andhra Pradesh, this temple is situated on the Shri Shaila Mountain. It is believed that Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati lived on this mountain for some time.
Mahakaleshwar
Located in Madhya Pradesh, this temple is situated in the ancient city of Ujjain. It is believed that this Jyotirlinga was established by Lord Shiva himself.
Omkareshwar
Located in Madhya Pradesh, this temple is situated on an island in the Narmada River. The temple is built in the shape of the Hindu symbol Om.
Kashi Vishwanath
Located in Uttar Pradesh, this temple is situated in the ancient city of Varanasi. It is believed to be one of the most sacred Shiva temples in India.
Shakti Peeths
Shakti Peeth of Maa Parvati
Harsiddhi Mata -Ujjain
The Harsiddhi Mata Mandir is a famous temple located in the ancient city of Ujjain in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the 51 Shaktipeeths in Hindu mythology, which are places where body parts of the goddess Sati are believed to have fallen.
Ambaji Shakti Peeth
Ambaji Shakti Peeth is a famous Hindu temple located in the town of Ambaji in the state of Gujarat, India. Ambaji Shakti Peeth is known as 'Arasuri Ambaji Temple'. It is known for its historical and mythological connections with sites of cultural heritage.
Salkanpur
Salkanpur Shaktipeeth is a Hindu temple located on the Salkanpur hill in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The name "Salkanpur" is derived from the words "Sal" (meaning stone) and "Kanpur" (meaning a place of worship).
Maihar
Maihar Shaktipeeth is a famous Hindu temple located in the town of Maihar in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The name "Maihar" is derived from the words "Mai" (meaning mother) and "Har" (meaning hills). The temple is situated on a hilltop and is considered to be a sacred site by Hindus.