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Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Temple, referred to as the Grishneshwar temple in Shiva Purana, is one of the 12 jyotirlinga shrines mentioned in the Shiva Purana. According to Shiv Puran, Grishneshwar is one of the Shiva Jyotirlinga which is situated near Ellora village, less than a kilometer from UNESCO site Ellora Caves in Chhatrapati Sambhaji ...
The Jyotirlinga shrines, thus are places where Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light. [7] [8] Originally there were believed to be 64 jyotirlingas while 12 of them are considered to be very auspicious and holy. [6] Each of the twelve jyotirlinga sites take the name of the presiding deity - each considered different manifestation of Shiva. [9]
In Sri Dwadasha Jyotirlinga temple, [4] the 12 representative Jyotirlingas of the original Puranik twelve Jyotirlingas, which are in different parts of the country, are in one temple, each with an individual Garbhagraha and Vimanagopuram. The Dwadasha (12) Jyotirlingas are very sacred and auspicious and are different from the ordinary shiva ...
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Grushneshwar Jyotirlinga is a Hindu temple of Shiva in Verul village of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India.It is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga mandirs. [2] [3] [4] The mandir is a national protected site, one and a half kilometers away from the Ellora Caves, 30 kilometres (19 miles) north-west of the city Aurangabad, and 300 kilometres (190 miles) east-northeast far from Mumbai. [5]
The jyotirlinga is enshrined in the sanctuary and placed on a silver platform. The structure of the temple is composed of three parts. The first consists of a 15.5-meter-high spire on the temple; the second is a gold dome ; and the third is the gold spire within the sanctuary bearing a flag and a trident .
The jyotirlinga shrines, thus are places where Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light. [5] [6] Originally there were believed to be 64 jyotirlingas while 12 of them are considered to be very auspicious and holy. [4] Each of the twelve jyotirlinga sites take the name of the presiding deity – each considered different manifestation of Shiva. [7]
Shri Ramayan Yatra: [3] A 20-day journey to promote religious tourism under the Government's Dekho Apna Desh initiative. The train starts its journey of almost 7,500 km from Safdarjung (in Delhi ) to Rameswaram (in Tamil Nadu ) covering visits to all prominent places associated with the life of Lord Rama before arriving back at Safdarjung on ...