Sacred tradition
Each shrine has its own regional history, local legends and form of worship, while sharing the wider Jyotirlinga tradition described in Shaiva pilgrimage culture.
12 Jyotirlingas
The Jyotirlingas are twelve especially revered Shiva shrines where the Lord is worshipped in the symbolism of boundless divine light. Together they connect Himalayan, riverine, plateau, forest and coastal sacred landscapes across India.
Pilgrimage map
The twelve Jyotirlingas
Select a number on the map to open its guide. The same numbers identify each place below.
Markers show approximate locations. Nearby markers are separated for legibility. Confirm current access with each place’s official source.
What are these places?
Each has its own sacred identity, setting and living tradition.
1SomnathTwelve Jyotirlinga pilgrimage traditionSomnath stands at Prabhas Patan on Gujarat's Arabian Sea coast.2MallikarjunaTwelve Jyotirlinga pilgrimage traditionMallikarjuna Swamy Temple is at Srisailam amid Andhra Pradesh's Nallamala hills.3MahakaleshwarTwelve Jyotirlinga pilgrimage traditionMahakaleshwar Temple is in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.4OmkareshwarTwelve Jyotirlinga pilgrimage traditionOmkareshwar Temple stands on Mandhata island in the Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh.5KedarnathJyotirlinga · Panch Kedar · Uttarakhand Char DhamKedarnath is a high-Himalayan shrine in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district.6BhimashankarTwelve Jyotirlinga pilgrimage traditionBhimashankar Temple is in the forested Western Ghats of Pune district, Maharashtra.7Kashi VishwanathTwelve Jyotirlinga pilgrimage traditionKashi Vishwanath Temple is in Varanasi near the Ganga's western bank.8TrimbakeshwarTwelve Jyotirlinga pilgrimage traditionTrimbakeshwar Temple is near Brahmagiri hill in Maharashtra's Nashik district.9VaidyanathTwelve Jyotirlinga pilgrimage traditionBaba Baidyanath Dham is in Deoghar, Jharkhand.10NageshwarTwelve Jyotirlinga pilgrimage traditionNageshwar Jyotirlinga is near the road between Dwarka and Bet Dwarka in Gujarat.11RameshwaramJyotirlinga · pan-India Char DhamSri Ramanathaswamy Temple is at Rameswaram on Tamil Nadu's Pamban Island.12GhrishneshwarTwelve Jyotirlinga pilgrimage traditionGrishneshwar Temple is at Verul near the Ellora Caves in Maharashtra.
Explore the geography
Use the India map to see the broad geographical spread, then select a marker or temple image to open that shrine's complete guide.
Inside every guide
Read bilingual sections on location, sacred significance, history and architecture, nearby pilgrimage context, etiquette and practical planning.
Some traditions differ in identifying the precise locations of Vaidyanath and Nageshwar. This collection follows commonly presented pilgrimage locations while respecting those regional variations.