Twelve Jyotirlingas

Somnath

The first of the twelve Jyotirlingas, standing at the edge of the sea

Mallikarjuna

Shiva and Devi together on the Shrisailam mountain

Mahakaleshwar

The ancient abode of Shiva as lord of time, in Ujjain

Omkareshwar

A Shiva abode on an Om-shaped island in the Narmada river

Kedarnath

Shiva's Himalayan abode

Bhimashankar

An ancient Shiva abode in the Sahyadri hills

Kashi Vishwanath

An ancient Shiva kshetra on the banks of the Ganga

Trimbakeshwar

The three-eyed Shiva, at the source of the Godavari

Vaidyanath

The ninth Jyotirlinga, connected to Ravana's extraordinary devotion

Nageshvara

The lord of serpents — Shiva's abode near Dwarka

Rameshwar

The Shiva temple at the sea's edge, established by Rama himself

Grishneshwar

The twelfth and last Jyotirlinga, near the Ellora caves