What are the 12 Jyotirlingas?

Answer 1

These are ancient pilgimage sites of Lord Shiva mentioned in the Shiv Purana.

1. Somnath

Temple of Lord Somnath is situated on the sea shore near the town of Veraval in Western part of Gujarat. It is considered to be the First Jyotirlinga and thus is also known as Aadi Jyotirlingam

2. Kedarnath

Temple of Lord Kedarnath is situated on the banks of River Mandakini which is on the west side of Kedar mountain in Himalayas

3. Vishwanath

Temple of Lord Viswanath is situated in Varanasi

4. Mahakaleswar

Temple of Bhagwan Mahakal is situated in the town of Ujjain

5. Omkareswar

The Temple of Lord Omkareshwar is situated on the banks of River Narmada, in between Indore & Khandwa

6. Rameswar

The consecration of the temple of Lord Rameshwar was done by none other than Lord Rama himself, and thus this name. It is situated in a large island surrounded by sea in the southern side of India

7. Mallikarjun

The temple of Lord Mallikarjuna is situated in the state of Andhra pradesh. The temple is situated in the town of Srisailam on the banks of River Patalganga Krishna

8. Trayambakeswar

Lord Trayambakeshwar resides in a beautiful locale about 20 kms from the city of Nashik.

9. Bhimashankar

Temple of Lord Bhimashankar is situated in a Forest Reserve about 3 hours drive from Pune

10. Nageswar

Temple of Lord Nageshwar is situated in Gujarat, and is about 12 kms on way from Gomti-Dwarka to Bhet-Dwarka.

11. Baijnath (Vaidyanath)

The Temple of Lord Baijnath is situated in Bihar

12. Grishneshwar

The Temple of Lord Grishneshwar is situated just adjacent to the famous Ellora Caves.