Jyotirlinga

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Jyotirlinga (Sanskrit: ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग) means pilar of light, Jyotirlinga is a shrine place where lord shiva is aspect to present in the form of pilar of light.

Significance.
According to Shiv Mahapuran, when there was nothing, means before the creation of the universe, Lord Brahma (the Hindu God of creation) and Lord Vishnu (the Hindu God of saving) had an argument in terms of supremacy of creation. To test them, Shiva pierced the three worlds as a huge endless pillar of light, the jyotirlinga. Vishnu and Brahma split their ways to downwards and upwards respectively to find the end of the light in either direction. Brahma lied that he found out the end, while Vishnu conceded his defeat. Shiva appeared as the second pillar of light and cursed Brahma that he would have no place in ceremonies while Vishnu would be worshipped till the end of eternity. The jyotirlinga is the supreme partless reality, out of which Shiva partly appears. The jyotirlinga shrines, thus are places where Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light.

There are a total of 12 jyotirlingas is present in India. All spread across India.

1. Somnath (Gujrat).
2. Mallikarjun (Andhra Pradesh ).
3. Mahakaleswar (Madhya Pradesh).
4. Omkareshwar (Madhya Pradesh).
5. Kedarnath (Uttaranchal).
6. Bhimashankar (Maharastra).
7. Kashi Vishwanath (Uttar Pradesh).
8. Trimbakeshwar (Maharastra).
9. Baidhyanath (Jharkand).
10. Nageshwar (Gujrat).
11. Rameshwaram(Tamil Nadu).
12. Grishneshwar (Maharastra).

Grishneshwar

Grishneshwar is Situated in Maharashtra.

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Rameshwaram

Rameshwaram Jyotirling is shrine situated in Tamil Nadu. Rameshwaram is a place where Lord Rama Worship Lord Shiva to defeat the king of devil (Ravana).

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Nageshwar

Nageshwar Jyotirlinga is present in the Jamnagar , Gujrat.

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Baidhyanath

Baidhyanath Jyotirlinga is situated in deoghar district of Jharkhand.

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Trimbakeshwar

Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga is shrine situated in Maharashtra.

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Kashi Vishwanath

Kashi Vishwanath is situated in holy city of Varanasi (oldest living city on earth).

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Bhimashankar

Bhimashankar is situated in Maharashtra.

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Kedarnath

Kedarnath is sitauated in Uttarakhand .

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Omkareshwar

Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga is situated in Mandhata , Madhya Pradesh

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Mahakaleshwar

Mahakaleshwar is situated in Ujjain , Madhya Pradesh.

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Mallikarjun

Mallikarjun is situated in kurnool , Srisail , Andhra Pradesh. It is the place where Jyotirlinga is present along with Shaktipeeth.

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Somnath

Somnath Jyotirlinga

Somnath Jyotirlinga is the first among all the 12 shrines situated at Prabhas Kshetra (Somnath - Veraval) in Saurashtra , Gujrat

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