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Overview
The forested Sahyādri hold the Bhīmaśaṅkara Jyotirliṅga of the Maharashtra tradition, which identifies the listing's Ḍākinī country with these hills; the Bhīmā river rises near the shrine.
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- Śāstra Dvādaśa Jyotirliṅga Stotram (traditionally attributed to Ādi Śaṅkara)
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Sthala Purāṇa tradition
The stotra's line 'Ḍākinyāṃ Bhīmaśaṅkaram' is read by the Maharashtra tradition as naming these forested hills.
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- Śāstra Dvādaśa Jyotirliṅga Stotram (traditionally attributed to Ādi Śaṅkara)
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Shri Bhimashankar Temple
Bhīmaśaṅkara MandiraBhimashankar (Sahyadri hills), Maharashtra
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