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List of Jyotirlingas


I was looking up the historic Jyotirlingas.They have some wonderful legends connected with them. Here is a list of the 12 Jyotirlingas. The 12 Jyotirlingas are all linked with Puranic legends and are the most revered of temples devoted to Lord Shiva in India.
1. Somnath- The shrine is located at Prabhas Patan in Gujrat.
2. Mahakaleshwar- The shrine is located at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh.
3. Bhimashankar- The shrine is located in the Sahyadri hills near Pune, Maharashtra.
4. Tryambakeshwar-The shrine is located near Nasik in Maharashtra.
5. Kashi Vishwanath- The famous shrine is located in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
6. Omkareshwar- The shrine is located in an island in the river Narmada in Madhya Pradesh.
7. Kedarnath - The shrine is located in Uttarakhand.
8. Sree Sailam- The shrine is located near Kurnool.
9. Vaidyanath- The shrine is located in Deogarh in Bihar.
10. Nageshwar- The shrine is located near Dwarka in Gujarat.
11. Grishneshwar- The shrine is located near Ellora.
12. Rameswaram- The shrine is located in the island of Rameswaram, TamilNadu.

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