A Jyothirlingam is a special Hinduicon of Lord Shiva. There are 12 Jyothilingas throughout India.
The 12 Jyothirlingas
Somnath is 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 Gujarat.
Srisailam - Srisailam near Kurnool enshrines Mallikarjuna in an ancient temple rich in architectural and sculptural wealth. Adi Shankaracharya composed his Sivanandalahiri here.
Ujjain - Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga shrine in the ancient and historic city of Ujjain or Avanti in Madhya Pradesh is home to the Jyotirlinga shrine of Mahakaleshwar.
Omkareshwar - an island in the course of the river Narmada in Madhya Pradesh is home to the Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga shrine and the Amareshwar temple.
Kedarnath is the northernmost of the Jyotirlingas. Kedarnath, nestled in the snow-clad Himalayas is an ancient shrine, rich in legend and tradition. It is accessible only by foot, six months in a year.
Bhimashankar - Jyotirlinga Shrine is associated with the legend of Shiva destroying the demon Tripurasura. Bhimashankar is located in the Sahyadri hills of Maharashtra, accessed from Pune.
Varanasi - The shrine at Viswanath Temple in Benaras, Uttar Pradesh is revered as one of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva.
Tryambakeshwar - The Tryambakeshwar jyothilinga is located close to the origin of the Godavari River in Nasik, Maharastra.
Vaidyanath temple at Deogarh - The ancient pilgrimage town of Deogarh in the Santal Parganas area of Bihar is revered as one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Shiva.
Nageshwar near Dwarka in Gujarat is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva
Rameshwaram - This vast temple in the island of Rameswaram, in Southern Tamilnadu enshrines Ramalingeswarar, and is revered as the southernmost of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines of India.
Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Shrine is a temple located in the vicinity of the tourist town of Ellora, which has several rock cut monuments from the 1st millennium CE.
