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The foremost of the 12 Jyotirlinga Shrines of Shiva, held in reverence throughout India and is rich in legend, traditions and history.It is located at Prabhas Patan in Saurashtra in Gujrat. |
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| Ujjain |
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Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga shrine The ancient and historic city of Ujjain or Avanti in Madhya Pradesh is home to the Jyotirlinga shrine of Mahakaleshwar. |
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| Kedarnath |
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TheNorthenmost of the Jyotirlingas. Kedarnath, nestled in the snow clad Himalayas is an ancient shrine rich in legend and tradition . It is accessible only on foot, six months in a year. |
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| Bhimashankar |
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Jyotirlinga shrine is associated with the legend of Shiva destroying the demon Tripurasura .Bhimashankar is located in the Sahayadri hills of Maharashtra, accessed from Pune. |
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| Tryambakeshwar |
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The origin of the river Godavari is intimately linked with this Jyotirlinga shrine near Nashik in Maharashtra. |
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| Rameshwaram |
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This vast temple in the island of Rameshwaram in Southern Tamilnadu enshrines Ramlingeshwar, and is revered as the southernmost of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines of India. |
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| Omkareshwar |
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An island in the course of the river Narmada in Madhya Pradesh is home to the Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga shrine and the Amareshwar temple. |
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| Sree Sailam |
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Near Kurnool enshrines Mallikarjuna in an ancient temple rich in architectural and sculptural wealth. Aadi Shankaracharya compsed his Shivanandalahiri here. |
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| Varanasi |
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The most celebrated pilgrimage site in India. The Vishwanath temple in Benares in Uttar Pradesh is the goal of the thousands of pilgrims that visit this ancient city. The Vishwanath shrine is revered as one of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. |
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| Vaidyanath temple |
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This temple in Parbani dist of Maharastrar is called as Parali Vaijyanath, and is revered as one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Shiva. |
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| Nageshwar |
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The Naagesam Daarukaavane is the 'Aundh Naganath Temple' in Hingoli Taluka and is in between Parali Vaijyanath and Grishneswashr temple and is in Bheed dist of Maharastra. |
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| Grishneshwar |
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Jyotirlinga shrine is a temple located in the vicinity of the tourist town of Ellora, which has several rock cut monuments from the 1st millenium CE. |
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