Shiva
Śiva
शिव · சிவன்
Overview
Śiva is one of the principal deities of Sanatana Dharma, worshipped as the supreme reality in the Śaiva traditions. In temples he is most commonly enshrined as the liṅga. The Śiva Purāṇa's Koṭirudra Saṃhitā narrates twelve sites where Śiva is said to have manifested as a Jyotirliṅga — a 'liṅga of light' — which together form the most revered circuit of Śaiva pilgrimage.
Sources: [Purāṇa] Śiva Purāṇa, Koṭirudra Saṃhitā · [Śāstra] Dvādaśa Jyotirliṅga Stotram (traditionally attributed to Ādi Śaṅkara)
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Subject of
- Collection
The Twelve Jyotirlingas
Dvādaśa Jyotirliṅga
Enshrined at
- Mandir
Baba Baidyanath Dham, Deoghar
Vaidyanātha Dhāma, DeogharDeoghar, Jharkhand - Mandir
Shri Bhimashankar Temple
Bhīmaśaṅkara MandiraBhimashankar (Sahyadri hills), Maharashtra - Mandir
Shri Grishneshwar Temple
Ghṛṣṇeśvara MandiraVerul (near Ellora), Maharashtra - Mandir
Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Kāśī Viśvanātha MandiraVaranasi (Kashi), Uttar Pradesh - Mandir
Shri Kedarnath Temple
Kedāranātha MandiraKedarnath, Uttarakhand - Mandir
Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple
Mahākāleśvara MandiraUjjain (Avantika), Madhya Pradesh - Mandir
Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple, Srisailam
Śrī Bhramarāmbā Mallikārjuna Svāmī Mandira, ŚrīśailamSrisailam, Andhra Pradesh - Mandir
Shri Nageshwar Jyotirlinga Temple
Nāgeśvara Jyotirliṅga MandiraNear Dwarka, Gujarat - Mandir
Shri Omkareshwar Temple
Oṃkāreśvara MandiraOmkareshwar (Mandhata island), Madhya Pradesh - Mandir
Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram
Rāmanāthasvāmī Kōvil, RāmeśvaramRameswaram (Pamban Island), Tamil Nadu - Mandir
Somnath Temple
Somanātha MandiraPrabhas Patan (Veraval), Gujarat - Mandir
Shri Trimbakeshwar Temple
Tryambakeśvara MandiraTrimbak, Maharashtra
Sacred sites
- Tīrtha
Mount Kailash & Lake Manasarovar
Kailāsa Parvata · Mānasa SarovaraNear Darchen, Ngari Prefecture
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