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ओंकारेश्वर
Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga
Omkareshwar — on the island of Mandhata in the Narmada, shaped like the sacred syllable Om. Two lingams, Omkareshwar and Amareshwar, considered one Jyotirlinga.
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द्वादश ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग
Twelve Jyotirlingas
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काशी विश्वनाथ
Kashi Vishwanath, Varanasi
Kashi Vishwanath — the most revered Jyotirlinga, on the ghats of the Ganga. Shiva himself is said to whisper the taraka mantra into the ear of the dying at Kashi.
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केदारनाथ
Kedarnath Jyotirlinga
Kedarnath — highest of the twelve, at 3,583 m in the Garhwal Himalayas. Open only May–October. Also the Shiva shrine of the Char Dham.
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नागेश्वर
Nageshwar Jyotirlinga
Nageshwar — lord of serpents, in the forest of Daarukavanam near Krishna's Dwarka. Pairs naturally with a Dwarkadheesh darshan.
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मल्लिकार्जुन
Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga, Srisailam
Mallikarjuna — rare shrine that is both a Jyotirlinga and a Shakti Peetha (as Bhramaramba). On the forested Nallamala hills above the Krishna river.
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महाकालेश्वर
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga, Ujjain
Mahakaleshwar — the only south-facing Jyotirlinga, Shiva as Lord of Time. Famous for the 4 am Bhasma Aarti where the lingam is anointed with sacred ash.
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रामनाथस्वामी
Ramanathaswamy, Rameshwaram
Ramanathaswamy — southernmost Jyotirlinga, on Pamban island. Rama worshipped Shiva here before invading Lanka. Famous for 22 theerthams (sacred wells) inside the temple.
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वैद्यनाथ
Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga, Deoghar
Vaidyanath — Shiva as the cosmic physician, at Deoghar in Jharkhand. Centre of the Shravani Mela when millions carry Ganga water from Sultanganj.
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सोमनाथ
Somnath Jyotirlinga
Somnath — first of the twelve, on the shore of the Arabian Sea. Destroyed and rebuilt seven times; the current shrine is from 1951. The Chandra shrine — Somnath means 'Lord of the Moon'.
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Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga
Bhimashankar — in the Sahyadri forests above the Bhima river. Shiva is said to have slain Tripurasura here, and rested in the form of the lingam. A wildlife sanctuary surrounds the shrine.
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Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga
Grishneshwar — twelfth and final Jyotirlinga, near the Ellora caves in Aurangabad. Pair with a morning darshan of Ellora Kailasa.
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Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga
Trimbakeshwar — source of the Godavari river, at the foot of Brahmagiri hill in Nashik. The only Jyotirlinga with three faces — Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra.
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