Mahashivratri- List of Jyotirlingas

Hi Friends! I was looking up the historic Jyotirlingas.They have some wonderful legends connected with them. Here is a list of the 12 Jyotirlingas. The 12 Jyotirlingas are all linked with Puranic legends and are the most revered of temples devoted to Lord Shiva in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">India</st1lace></st1:country-region>.
1. Somnath- The shrine is located at Prabhas Patan in Gujrat.
2. Mahakaleshwar- The shrine is located at <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Ujjain</st1:City></st1lace> in Madhya Pradesh.
3. Bhimashankar- The shrine is located in the Sahyadri hills near Pune, <st1lace w:st="on">Maharashtra</st1lace>.
4. Tryambakeshwar-The shrine is located near <st1:City w:st="on">Nasik</st1:City> in <st1lace w:st="on">Maharashtra</st1lace>.
5. Kashi Vishwanath- The famous shrine is located in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Varanasi</st1lace></st1:City> in Uttar Pradesh.
6. Omkareshwar- The shrine is located in an island in the river <st1lace w:st="on">Narmada</st1lace> in Madhya Pradesh.
7. Kedarnath - The shrine is located in Uttarakhand.
8. Sree Sailam- The shrine is located near <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Kurnool</st1:City></st1lace>.
9. Vaidyanath- The shrine is located in Deogarh in <st1lace w:st="on">Bihar</st1lace>.
10. Nageshwar- The shrine is located near Dwarka in <st1lace w:st="on">Gujarat</st1lace>.
11. Grishneshwar- The shrine is located near Ellora.
12. Rameswaram- The shrine is located in the <st1lace w:st="on"><st1laceType w:st="on">island</st1laceType> of <st1laceName w:st="on">Rameswaram</st1laceName></st1lace>, TamilNadu.

 

Dear Shree
Mahashivratri will be celebrated on Monday the 23rd Feb 2009. There are 12 Jyotirlingas in India.The list above is complete.

It is believed that a spiritually blessed person can see the jyotirlingas as columns of fire piercing through the earth.

 

Dear Shree and Bujji
Thanks for your comments. I really meant that a spiritually blessed person will see the columns of fire piercing the earth when they look at a jotirlingam.
Here are some more facts:The word Jyotirlingam literally means Lingam of Light.Lord Shiva is believed to have manifested himself as a Jyotirlinga on the night of Aridra Nakshatra.Interestingly, of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is believed to be swayambhu or self manifested.
I recently visited the Har-ki-Pauri temple complex in Jammu. The temple complex is beside a river bed.There are replica- idols of all the four Char-Dhams and other famed idols. It includes one of Lord Tirupati! All in one place!

 

Thanks for your interest. It gives a lot of encouragement and sure bucks you up.:cheers