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  2. Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga - Wikipedia

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    The Mahakaleshwar temple jyotirlinga is one of twelve total jyotirlinga, worshipped at twelve temples across India. According to the Shiva Purana, Shiva once appeared as a fiery column of light, or jyotirlinga, to establish his supremacy over Brahma and Vishnu. [5] The jyotirlinga is the supreme partless reality, out of which Shiva partly appears.

  3. Jyotirlinga - Wikipedia

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    Mahakal, Ujjain (or Avanti) in Madhya Pradesh is home to the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple. The Lingam at Mahakal is believed to be Swayambhu , the only one of the 12 jyotirlingams to be so. It is also the only one facing south and also the temple to have a Shree Rudra Yantra perched upside down at the ceiling of the Garbhagriha (where the ...

  4. Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam - Wikipedia

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    Srisailam Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple is one of the 18 Maha Shakti Pitha. Goddess Bhramari or Bhramaramba( bhramaramika) is the residing goddess.The legend of Daksha Yaga and Sati's self-immolation resulted in the emergence of Sri Parvati in the place of Sati Devi and making Shiva a householder. This mythology is the story behind the origin ...

  5. Omkareshwar Temple - Wikipedia

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    The twelve jyotirlingas are Somnath at Veraval in Gujarat, Mallikarjuna at Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh, Mahakaleshwar at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh, Kedarnath in Himalayas in Uttrakhand State, Bhimashankar in Maharashtra, Kashi Viswanath at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, Triambakeshwar in Maharashtra, Baidyanath Temple ...

  6. Kaleshwar - Wikipedia

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    Kaleshwar may refer to: . A form the Hindu god Shiva (see Jyotirlinga); Shri Kaleshwar Mandir, a Hindu temple in Nerur, Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra; Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga, a Hindu temple in Ujjain, Ujjain District, Madhya Pradesh

  7. Mahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna - Wikipedia

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    Sri Maha Ganapathi temple. In legend, the Sri Maha Ganapathi temple was built in honour of the boy Ganesha. Ganesha deceived the demon Ravana and saved the Atmalinga that is now installed in the Mahabaleshwar temple. Within the temple is a granite image of Ganesha.

  8. Ujjain - Wikipedia

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    The famous temple of Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is located ... Mahendra and Sanghamitra, who preached Buddhism in modern Sri Lanka, were ... Due to very low booking ...

  9. Somnath temple - Wikipedia

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    For example, the Mahabharata (c. 400 CE in its mature form) [citation needed] [31] in Chapters 109, 118 and 119 of the Book Three , and Sections 10.45 and 10.78 of the Bhagavata Purana state Prabhasa to be a tirtha on the coastline of Saurashtra. [32] [6]