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Plate PIL · INGADvadasha Jyotirlinga Pilgrimage — Twelve Lingams of LightDvadasha Jyotirlinga Yatra

URN · urn:vamshanidhi:pilgrimage:dvadasha-jyotirlinga

Pilgrimage · 12 stations

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द्वादश ज्योतिर्लिंग यात्रा

Dvadasha Jyotirlinga Pilgrimage — Twelve Lingams of Light

Dvadasha Jyotirlinga Yatra

7000 km
Attested from 1200 CE

Stations not yet mapped

The twelve Jyotirlingas are self-manifested shrines of Shiva as infinite columns of light. Pilgrimage to all twelve is considered equivalent to seeing Shiva himself. The circuit spans from Somnath in Gujarat to Kedarnath in the Himalayas.

Pilgrim circuit of 12 stations traversing 7000 km. Each station is preserved with its sequence, significance, and the temple linkage when scholar-verified.

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14 entries

  1. Period of attestation1200 CE – presentverified evidence
  2. Total length7000 km · 12 stationsverified evidence
  3. Station 1Station 1 · First Jyotirlinga — Somanatha on the western coast of Gujaratverified evidence
  4. Station 2Station 2 · Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga on the Nallamala Hillsverified evidence
  5. Station 3Station 3 · Mahakaleshwar — only south-facing Jyotirlingaverified evidence
  6. Station 4Station 4 · Omkareshwar on the island shaped like Om in the Narmadaverified evidence
  7. Station 5Station 5 · Kedarnath in the high Himalayasverified evidence
  8. Station 6Station 6 · Bhimashankar in the Sahyadri Mountainsverified evidence
  9. Station 7Station 7 · Vishwanath in Kashi — Shiva's eternal cityverified evidence
  10. Station 8Station 8 · Trimbakeshwar near the source of Godavariverified evidence
  11. Station 9Station 9 · Baidyanath Jyotirlinga in Jharkhandverified evidence
  12. Station 10Station 10 · Nageshwar near Dwarka in Gujaratverified evidence
  13. Station 11Station 11 · Ramanathaswamy — southernmost Jyotirlingaverified evidence
  14. Station 12Station 12 · Grishneshwar near Ellora Caves — twelfth and final Jyotirlingaverified evidence

IIIStations

12 in sequence
  1. 01

    Station 1

    First Jyotirlinga — Somanatha on the western coast of Gujarat

  2. 02

    Station 2

    Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga on the Nallamala Hills

  3. 03

    Station 3

    Mahakaleshwar — only south-facing Jyotirlinga

  4. 04

    Station 4

    Omkareshwar on the island shaped like Om in the Narmada

  5. 05

    Station 5

    Kedarnath in the high Himalayas

  6. 06

    Station 6

    Bhimashankar in the Sahyadri Mountains

  7. 07

    Station 7

    Vishwanath in Kashi — Shiva's eternal city

  8. 08

    Station 8

    Trimbakeshwar near the source of Godavari

  9. 09

    Station 9

    Baidyanath Jyotirlinga in Jharkhand

  10. 10

    Station 10

    Nageshwar near Dwarka in Gujarat

  11. 11

    Station 11

    Ramanathaswamy — southernmost Jyotirlinga

  12. 12

    Station 12

    Grishneshwar near Ellora Caves — twelfth and final Jyotirlinga

IVNames in other languages

  • eng · LatnDvadasha Jyotirlinga Pilgrimage — Twelve Lingams of Light· The twelve Jyotirlingas are self-manifested shrines of Shiva as infinite columns
  • hin · Devaद्वादश ज्योतिर्लिंग यात्रा· बारह ज्योतिर्लिंग शिव के स्वयंभू प्रकाश स्तंभ हैं। सभी बारह की यात्रा शिव के साक
  • tam · Tamlதுவாதச ஜோதிர்லிங்க யாத்திரை· பன்னிரண்டு ஜோதிர்லிங்கங்கள் சிவனின் சுயம்புவான ஒளி ஸ்தம்பங்கள். இவை அனைத்தையும்
  • tel · Teluద్వాదశ జ్యోతిర్లింగ యాత్ర· పన్నెండు జ్యోతిర్లింగాలు శివుని స్వయంభు జ్యోతి స్తంభాలు. వీటన్నింటినీ దర్శించడం
  • kan · Kndaದ್ವಾದಶ ಜ್ಯೋತಿರ್ಲಿಂಗ ಯಾತ್ರೆ· ಹನ್ನೆರಡು ಜ್ಯೋತಿರ್ಲಿಂಗಗಳು ಶಿವನ ಸ್ವಯಂಭು ಜ್ಯೋತಿ ಸ್ತಂಭಗಳು. ಎಲ್ಲವನ್ನೂ ದರ್ಶಿಸುವುದು ಶಿವ
  • mal · Mlymദ്വാദശ ജ്യോതിർലിംഗ യാത്ര· പന്ത്രണ്ട് ജ്യോതിർലിംഗങ്ങൾ ശിവൻ്റെ സ്വയംഭൂ പ്രകാശ സ്തംഭങ്ങളാണ്. ഇവ സന്ദർശിക്കുന്
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