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  2. Grishneshwar Temple - Wikipedia

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    Grushneshwar Jyotirlinga is a Hindu temple of Shiva in Verul village of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India.It is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga mandirs. [2] [3] [4] The mandir is a national protected site, one and a half kilometers away from the Ellora Caves, 30 kilometres (19 miles) north-west of the city Aurangabad, and 300 kilometres (190 miles) east-northeast far from Mumbai. [5]

  3. Jyotirlinga - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. List of Shiva temples in India - Wikipedia

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    The most prominent of these are the Jyotirlinga temples. [2] The 12 Jyotirlinga temples ... Grishneshwar: Ellora, Maharashtra: ... By using this site, ...

  5. List of Hindu temples - Wikipedia

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    64 original Jyotirlinga; List of 12 Maha Jyotirlinga; List of 108 Shiva Temples; List of Bhairava temples; List of Ganesha temples; List of Shiva temples in India; List of Indus Valley Civilization sites (Proto-haivism and Proto-Shaktism) Shaktism. List of 51 Shakti Pitha; List of Mansa Devi temples; List of Shakti peeth in Bengal

  6. Aurangabad district, Maharashtra - Wikipedia

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    Grishneshwar Temple is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines in India. It was built by Ahilyabai Holkar in the 18th century CE. The structure is a unique example of Bhoomija architecture with a Maratha style influence. [17] The 250 year old Kachner Jain Temple is dedicated to Parshvanatha. It contains an idol called Chintamani Parshvanath.

  7. Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple - Wikipedia

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    Grishneshwar at Aurangabad in Maharashtra. [6] [12] Shiva showed himself as a Jyotirlinga on the night of the Aridra Nakshatra. It is believed that a person can see the Jyotirlingas as columns of fire piercing through the earth as he reaches a higher level of spiritual attainment. Each Jyotirlinga site takes the name of the presiding deity.

  8. Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga - Wikipedia

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    Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga (IAST: mahākāleśvara) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, shrines which are said to be the most sacred abodes of Shiva. It is located in the ancient city of Ujjain in the state of Madhya Pradesh , India .

  9. Hindu pilgrimage sites in India - Wikipedia

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    Kedarnath Temple in Himalayan Mountains, Uttarakhand Evening prayers at Ganga river (Har-Ki-Pauri) in Haridwar. In Hinduism, the yatra (pilgrimage) to the tirthas (sacred places) has special significance for earning the punya (spiritual merit) needed to attain the moksha (salvation) by performing the darśana (viewing of deity), the parikrama (circumambulation), the yajna (sacrificial fire ...