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12 Jyotirlingas

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The twelve shrines where Shiva is worshipped as a jyotirlinga, a linga of light, named in the Dvadasha Jyotirlinga Stotram. They stretch from Kedarnath in the Himalaya to Rameswaram in the far south.

Hindu
Some traditions place Vaidyanath at Parli Vaijnath (Maharashtra), and Nageshwar at Aundha Nagnath (Maharashtra) or Jageshwar (Uttarakhand).
12 Jyotirlingas
#PlaceLocationState/UT or countryDeity or details
1Prabhas Patan, Gir Somnath districtGujaratShiva
2Srisailam, Nandyal districtAndhra Pradeshneck · Bhramarambika
3UjjainMadhya Pradeshupper lip · Mahakali
4Mandhata island in the Narmada, Khandwa districtMadhya PradeshShiva
5Rudraprayag district (about 3,580 m)UttarakhandShiva
6Sahyadri hills, Pune districtMaharashtraShiva
7VaranasiUttar PradeshShiva as Vishwanath
8Trimbak, Nashik districtMaharashtraShiva
9DeogharJharkhandheart · Jayadurga
10near Dwarka, Devbhumi Dwarka districtGujaratShiva
11Rameswaram island, Ramanathapuram districtTamil NaduShiva as Ramanathaswamy
12Verul (Ellora), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districtMaharashtraShiva

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