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The temple town, is considered the oldest living city in the world, with 3500 years of documented history, is also called Kashi. 10 Trimbakeshwar: Maharashtra: Nashik: The Trimbakeshwar Temple, near Nashik in Maharashtra, is a jyotirlinga shrine associated with the origin of the Godavari River. 11 Kedarnath: Uttarakhand: Kedarnath
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]
It is a key pilgrimage centre and contains one of the 12 Jyotirlingas. [1] The temple's Shiva lingam is one of the five Jyotirlingas of Maharashtra. [2] The mandir is situated on a mountain, 110 kilometers away from Pune. The temple's vicinity has rare plant and animal species. [1] The mandir is located in Khed taluka, in the Bhimashankar ...
Omkareshwar is formed by the sacred river Narmada. This is one of the most sacred rivers in India and is now home to one of the world's largest solar power plant. [10] The temple is situated on Mandhata or Shivpuri island on the banks of Narmada and Kaveri river (a tributary of Narmada).
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]
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Shiva then appeared as a second Jyotirlinga and cursed Brahma, telling him that he would have no place in the ceremonies. The Jyotirlinga is the supreme indivisible reality from which Shiva appears. Jyothirlinga shrines commemorate this time when Shiva appeared. [2] [3] It was believed that there were originally sixty-four jyotirlingas.
The Dwadasha (12) Jyotirlingas are very sacred and auspicious and are different from the ordinary shiva lingams. As per the Shastras, the darshanam of even a single Jyotirlinga will lead to moksha. In Sanskrit, jyoti means light. So a Jyotirlinga is a shrine where Lord Shiva, is worshipped