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Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Temple, referred to as the Grishneshwar temple in Shiva Purana, is one of the 12 jyotirlinga shrines mentioned in the Shiva Purana. According to Shiv Puran, Grishneshwar is one of the Shiva Jyotirlinga which is situated near Ellora village, less than a kilometer from UNESCO site Ellora Caves in Chhatrapati Sambhaji ...
Jyotirlingas: Other set of important pilgrimages are the Jyotirlingas, where lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of Shiva Lingas. There are twelve Jyotirlingas in India. The twelve Jyotirlingas are: Bhimashankar Temple, near Pune; Somnath at Veraval in Gujarat; Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga at Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh
Sai Baba of Shirdi,also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an Indian spiritual master and fakir, considered to be a saint, revered by devotees during and after his lifetime. [17] [circular reference] Hindu devotees believed to be an incarnation of the Hindu deity Dattatreya.The temple is a beautiful shrine which was constructed in the year 1922.
It is a key pilgrimage centre and contains one of the 12 Jyotirlingas. [1] The temple's Shiva lingam is one of the five Jyotirlingas of Maharashtra. [2] The mandir is situated on a mountain, 110 kilometers away from Pune. The temple's vicinity has rare plant and animal species. [1] The mandir is located in Khed taluka, in the Bhimashankar ...
Shirdi has an average literacy rate of 70%, which is higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 62%. In Shirdi, 15% of the population is under six years of age. [3] Being one of the most famous pilgrimage sites in India, much of Shirdi's population is made up of tourists.
As one of the Trimurti (supreme trinity) in the Hindu pantheon among Brahma and Vishnu, there are a number of temples dedicated to his worship in India and abroad. In Hinduism, Shiva is the supreme being regarded to perform the functions of creation, preservation, as well as the destruction of the universe. [ 1 ]
Nageshwar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva located on Dwarka, Gujarat, India. one of the legendary temples mentioned in the Shiva Purana and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. Nageshvara jyotirlinga is situated in a forest called Daarukavanam In Gujarat [1]
Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga, also known as Baidyanath, Vaijnath and Baijnath is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the most sacred abodes of Shiva. However, the location of the Jyotirlinga is contested as the Government of India hasn't notified one of these temples as the Jyotirlinga. The claimed temples with their locations are: [1] [2]