Shiva · temple circuit
Dwadash Jyotirlinga
Every Shiva temple in the directory, grouped by state.
A guide is written where we have one, and the temple is named where we do not. Bookable pujas appear where we have verified pandits in the temple's city.
- Canonical count
- 12
- Claimant temples
- 16
- Contested
- 3 of 12
- States covered
- 9
The list, in the traditional order
| # | Temple | Where | Identification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somnath | Prabhas Patan, Gujarat | |
| 2 | Mallikarjuna | Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh | |
| 3 | Mahakaleshwar | Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh | |
| 4 | Omkareshwar | Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh | |
| 5 | Kedarnath | Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand | |
| 6 | Bhimashankar | Pune, Maharashtra | |
| 7 | Kashi Vishwanath | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | |
| 8 | Trimbakeshwar | Nashik, Maharashtra | |
| 9 | Vaidyanath — Baidyanath Dham | Deoghar, Jharkhand | vaidyanath |
| 9 | Vaidyanath — Parli Vaijnath | Beed, Maharashtra | vaidyanath |
| 10 | Nageshwar — Dwarka | Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat | nageshwar |
| 10 | Nageshwar — Aundha Nagnath | Hingoli, Maharashtra | nageshwar |
| 10 | Nageshwar — Jageshwar | Almora, Uttarakhand | nageshwar |
| 11 | Rameshwaram | Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu | |
| 12 | Grishneshwar | Verul, Maharashtra | grishneshwar |
| 12 | Ghushmeshwar | Shivad, Rajasthan | grishneshwar |
Temple collections
- Dwadash Jyotirlinga
- Panch Kedar
- Pancharama Kshetras
Dwadash Jyotirlinga temples
Bihar
- Baba Garibnath Temple
- Budhanath Mandir
- Rajgir Brahmakund
- Gauri Shankar Mandir, Kankarbagh — guide in progress