A ‘Jyotirlinga’ is a devotional object representing the Supreme God Shiva. It means the ‘Radiant Sign of The Almighty Shiva’. There are twelve traditional Jyotirlinga shrines in India, 5 of them are in Maharashtra. The jyothirlinga shrines are Temples where Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light when he pierced the three worlds to settle an argument between Brahma (the god of creation) and Vishnu (the form of God during Preservation) about the supremacy of creation. Each of the twelve jyothirlinga sites take the name of the presiding deity, each considered a different manifestation of Shiva.

The temples and their locations:

• Bhimashankar at Pune in Maharashtra
• Tryambakeshwar at Nashik in Maharashtra
• Aundha Nagnath at Aundha in Hingoli District in Maharashtra
• Grishneshwar at Ellora near Aurangabad, in Maharashtra
• Vaijnath temple, Parli, Maharashtra

Places to visit in Jyotirlinga Maharashtra Darshan

Jamnagar  Dwarka  Somnath  Diu  Mumbai  Trimbakeshwar  Nashik  Bhimashankar  Shani
Singnapur  Shirdi   Aurangabad  Indore  Omkareshwar  Ujjain  Maheshwar  Hyderabad  Mallikarjun (Sriselam)  Madurai  Rameshwaram  Delhi  Haridwar  Guptkashi  Phata  Kedarnath  Joshimath  Badrinath   Rudraprayag  Rishikesh  Varanasi