Bhimashankar
Ambegaon taluka, Pune
The Jyotirlinga of Pune district, in the forests of the Sahyadri where the Bhima river begins.
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The twelve Jyotirlinga temples of Lord Shiva, including Bhimashankar in Pune district.
The twelve Jyotirlingas are the most sacred temples of Lord Shiva, where Shiva is worshipped as a column of light. Three of them are in Maharashtra near Pune: Bhimashankar in Pune district, Trimbakeshwar near Nashik and Grishneshwar near Ellora. Two more Maharashtra temples, Parli Vaijnath and Aundha Nagnath, are also worshipped as Jyotirlingas.
Here is a short guide to all twelve, with how to reach the ones near Pune.
Trimbakeshwar
Trimbak, Nashik district
The Jyotirlinga near Nashik, at the source of the Godavari river, where the linga has three faces.
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Verul, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district
The smallest of the twelve Jyotirlingas, beside the Ellora caves, rebuilt by Ahilyabai Holkar.
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Prabhas Patan, Gujarat
The first of the twelve Jyotirlingas, on the sea shore in Gujarat, rebuilt many times through history.
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Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh
The Jyotirlinga at Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh, on a hill above the Krishna river.
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Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
The Jyotirlinga of Ujjain, famous for the early morning Bhasma Aarti.
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Near Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh
The Jyotirlinga on an island in the Narmada river, shaped like the sacred symbol Om.
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Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand
The Jyotirlinga high in the Himalayas, open only for about six months each year.
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Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
The Jyotirlinga of Varanasi, one of the holiest temples in India, on the bank of the Ganga.
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Parli, Beed district (Maharashtra) and Deoghar (Jharkhand)
Worshipped at Parli Vaijnath in Maharashtra and at Deoghar in Jharkhand. Both are visited as the Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga.
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Near Dwarka (Gujarat) and Aundha, Hingoli district (Maharashtra)
Worshipped near Dwarka in Gujarat and at Aundha Nagnath in Maharashtra.
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Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
The southernmost Jyotirlinga, on an island in Tamil Nadu, famous for its long pillared corridors.
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