Category: Jyotirlinga

Badrinath is a Hindu holy town and a nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Badrinath temple (Badrinarayan temple), is situated along the Alaknanda river, in the hill town of Badrinath. It is the most important of the four sites in India’s Char Dham pilgrimage. The Badrinath temple is the main Read More

Bhimashankar Temple is located in the village of Bhorgiri 50 km north west of Khed, near Pune and is located 127 km away from shivaji nagar(Pune) in the Ghat region of the Sahyadri hills , in India. Bhimashankar is the source of the Bhima river, which flows south east and merges with the Krishna river Read More

The Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Temple is one of the ancient and holiest shrines of India and is the holy abode of one of the 12 jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva. The temple is located at a distance of 11km from Daulatabad (once known as Devagiri) near Aurangabad in Maharashtra. Grishneshwar Temple was contructed by Ahilyabhai Holkar, who Read More

Kashi Vishwanath Temple is one of the most famous Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. This holy temple is located in Benaras, the Holiest existing Place of Hindus, where at least once in life a Hindu is expected to do pilgrimage, and if possible, also pour the remains (ashes) of cremated ancestors here on the Read More

Kedarnath is a holy town for hindu relgion. It is a nagar panchayat in Rudraprayag district located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Kedarnath is located in the Himalayas, about 3584m above sea level near the head of river Mandakini, and is flanked by breathtaking snow-capped peaks making it most remote site among all four Read More

Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is one of the most famous Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and is one among twelve Jyotirlingams, which are supposed to be the most sacred abodes of Shiva. It is located in the ancient city of Ujjain in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India and is situated on the side of the Read More

Nageshvara Jyotirlinga is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines mentioned in the Shiva Purana and is believed as the first Jyotirlinga on the earth. Jageshwar temple near Almora in Uttarakhand state, the Nageshwara temple near Dwaraka in Gujarat state and the Nagnath temple in Aundha in Maharashtra state are three major holy shrines belived to Read More

Omkareshwar is a Hindu temple dedicated to God Shiva and is one of the 12 revered Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. It is on an island called Mandhata or Shivapuri in the Narmada river; the shape of the island is said to be like the Hindu ? symbol. There are two temples here, one to Omkareshwar Read More

Ramanathaswamy Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to god Shiva located in the island of Rameswaram in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It falls in the Gulf of Mannar and is a peninsula. It is a beautiful temple in southern India which was created for worshipping lord Rama as Hindu mythology has a Read More

Somenath temple is one of the oldest temple of india which is located about 70 from junagadh in Prabhas Kshetra near veraval in gujrat. It stands as a famous landmark in indian history. Somnath temple was invaded by different conquerors who came to India whereby some looted its wealth. Some parts of temple were destroyed. Read More