Jyotirlingam in Sanskrit means the pillar of light. It signifies places where Lord Shiva is worshipped. There are twelve (12) Jyotirlingams in India. These are considered to be very sacred and powerful places of worship. We will now discuss about how each of these twelve Jyotirlingam in India came into existence. Lord Shiva is the god of strength. He is believed to have powers to heal anything.

“Saurashtre Somanathamcha Srisaile Mallikarjunam|
Ujjayinya Mahakalam Omkaramamaleswaram ||
Paralyam Vaidyanathancha Dakinyam Bheema Shankaram |
Setu Bandhethu Ramesam, Nagesam Darukavane||
Varanasyantu Vishwesam Tryambakam Gautameethate|
Himalayetu Kedaaram, Ghrishnesamcha shivaalaye||
Etani jyotirlingani, Saayam Praatah Patennarah|
Sapta Janma Kritam pApam, Smaranena Vinashyati||”

The twelve jyotirlingas are:
Somnath in Gir Somnath, Gujarat
Mallikarjuna in Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh
Mahakaleswar in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Omkareshwar in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh
Kedarnath in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand
Bhimashankar in Maharashtra
Vishwanath in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Trimbakeshwar in Nashik, Maharashtra
Baidyanath in Deoghar
Nageshwara in Dwarka, Gujarat
Ramanathaswamy in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
Grishneshwar in Aurangabad, Maharashtra


To Experience the shiva consciousness must-visit Dhyanalingam
Just sitting silently for a few minutes within the sphere of Dhyanalinga is enough to make even those unaware of meditation experience a state of deep meditativeness.
How to Get There
The Isha Yoga Center is situated 30 kilometers (20 miles) west of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

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