DWADASHJYOTIRLINGSTROTRAM
SAURASHTRE SOMNATHAM CHA, SHREESHAILE MALLIKARJUNAM,
UJJAYINYA MAHAKALMONKARAM PARMESHWARAM
KEDARAM HIMVATPRISHTE , DAKINYA BHIMSHANGARAM,
VARANASHYA CHA VISHVESHAM , TRIMBKAM GAUTAMITATHE
VIADHNATHAM CHITABHUMO , NAGESHAM DARUKAVANE
SETUBANDHE CHA RAMESHAM, GHUMESHAM CHA SHIVALAYE
DWASHDATANI NAMANI PRATUTUTHAY YA PATHET
SAPTJANAMKRATAM PAPAM, SMAREN VINASHYATI
YA YA KAMAMPESHVEY PATHISHYANTI NAROTTAMA
TASYA TASYA PHALPRAPTIBHISHYATI NA SANSHAY
ETESHAM DARSHNADEV PATAKAM NEV TISHYATI
KARMKSHAYO BHAVETESHYA YASYA TUSHTO MAHESHVARAH
THERE ARE TWELVE JYOTIRLINGAS ABOUT LORD SHIVA (shown above is Kedarnath jyotirlinga)
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.
Sree Sailam - Sree Sailam near Kurnool enshrines Mallikarjuna in an ancient temple rich in architectural and sculptural wealth. Aadi Sankaracharya composed his Sivanandalahiri here.
Ujjain - Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga shrine 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 - 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 on 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 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.
Tryambakeshwar - The origin of the river Godavari is intimately linked with this Jyotirlinga shrine near Nasik in Maharashtra.
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.
Rameswaram: 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.
