A temple of Lord Shiva is called Shivalaya or Shiva Mandir. Another feature is that other gods and goddesses are installed in the form of idols in temples, but Lord Shiva who is unborn is installed in the form of linga, Shivlinga is also known as the symbol of Lord Shiva, Lord Shiva is a god. Who have always preferred a secluded and isolated place from the human population, that is why their Shivalayas are also found from streets to big cities and high mountains, from forests to sea shores.
Among Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh, Shankar is called Sadashiva, who are considered as Swayambhu. In the decoration and worship of Mahadev, the natural things of the forest are also used, in which forest flowers such as dhatu, bee leaves and Rudraksha are used as decoration, burning ashes on the body, pothios in the vehicle, drums for playing. , Garlands of serpents on the body and clothes of elephant or tiger skin,,, Shiva is very pleased if the ritual includes water ablutions and few bee leaves,,, Shiva does not even need a temple, a stone hut, under a tree, even on top of a hill. This Bholionath gets angry.
The structure of the Shivalaya consists of two parts, in which the front part is the temple and the inner part is called the garbhagar, which means sanctum sanctorum, in which the rites from the birth of the human being to the end are manifested in it. , the necessity of awareness, faith, devotion, penance and liberation is explained,,, Shivalaya symbolizes the essential quality of human body mind,, Bhasma and Chandan reveal the harmony between raga-vairagya,,
Somnath is the first Jyotirlinga
Thus Lord Shiva has many names,,,,however devotees worship him by remembering names like Uma Pati, Shankar, Shambhu, Ashutosh, Nilakantha, Bholenath, Mahakaleshwar, Somnath, Triloknath, Kedarnath,,, while Mahadev, the god of gods While talking about 12 Jyotirlinga, it becomes very necessary to describe here,,, first talking about Somnath who is the first Jyotirlinga,,, Somnath is the first Jyotirlinga of 12 holy Jyotirlinga,, Somnath is also mentioned in Rigveda, Somnath temple is 2000 years ago, However, after repeated looting and destruction of the Somnath temple, the first Deputy Prime Minister of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, vowed to rebuild the temple on 13 November 1947. Today, the Somnath temple has been built on its original site for the seventh time. On the day of December 1995, the reconstruction of this temple was completed. After that, the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, performed the consecration ceremony of the Jyotirlinga, after which the temple was built under the Somnath Trust and the trust looks after the temple, it is important that the Somnath temple has been vandalized 17 times so far, although the temple was rebuilt magnificently, thousands of devotees flocked to it. They come here to see Mahadev.
Andhra Pradesh: Sreeselam Jyothiling in Mallikarjuna Temple
Sriselam Jyothiling is situated in Mallikarjuna Temple on the bank of river Krishna in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh,,, There is an ancient story about Mallikarjuna Temple,,,, During that time Sivagana Nandi performed penance here Lord Shiva and Parvati were pleased with his penance. He was given darshan in the form of Mallikarjuna and Branrabh,,, Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga is also described in Mahabharata,,, Pandavas established this Jyotirlinga here Lord Rama also visited this temple. Hiranyakashyap who was the father of Bhakta Prahlad also worshiped here,, Mallikarjuna is the second among the twelve jyotirlingas in India.
Mahakaleshwar Temple
Mahakaleshwar temple is the third jyotirling among the twelve Jyotirlings in India,,, This Jyotirling is located in the town of Ujjain in the state of Madhya Pradesh, This Jyotirling is located on the banks of the river Shipra in the town of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, The specialty of the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirling is that it is the only south facing jyotirling. is and Lord Mahakaleshwar is protecting Ujjain.,,The special feature of Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is that being the only Southern Jyotirlinga, the Bhasma Aarti is famous all over the world. It is worshipped, which has also been magnificently constructed by the Modi government as Mahalok.
Omkaleshwar
Omkaleshwar is the fourth Jyotirlinga among the twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva,,, It is situated on the banks of river Narmada in Madhya Pradesh,,, There are two temples of Lord Shiva at this place,,, Omkareshwar and Mamleswar,,, It is said that this temple was split into two parts by the prayers of the deities. The special feature of Omkareshwar is that the mountain here appears in the shape of Om and the river Narmada also appears to flow in the shape of Om. Hence his name is Omkareshwar, Shankaracharya’s guru lived in a cave of Omkareshwar and according to legend, Vidya Chal did penance in Omkareshwar.
Kedarnath
Twelve Jyotirlingas Kedarnath Temple is a famous Hindu temple located in Rudraprayag district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Kedarnath Temple in the lap of the Uttarakhand Himalayas is also included in twelve Jyotirlingas, Kedarnath is one of the four temples. Open for darshan between November,,, This temple was renovated by Adi Shankaracharya,, Importantly, Kedarnath has great glory. Badrinath and Kedarnath are two major pilgrimage sites of Uttarakhand. Both of them are very important. Seeing the idol of Naranarayan along with Kedarnath gets rid of all sins.
Bhimashankar
The sixth Jyotirlinga among the twelve main Jyotirlinga is Bhimashankar. This Jyotirlinga is located on a mountain called Sahyadri, 110 km from Pune in Maharashtra. Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga is also known as Moteshwar Mahadev, darshan of Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga relieves one from all miseries. This temple is very old and artistic. In Shivapurana Kumbhakarna’s son was named Bhima who was a demon. He was born after the death of his father, he did not know that his father had died at the hands of Lord Rama. Bhima also performed penance here for many years to kill Lord Rama, hence his name Bhima Shankar.
Kashi Vishwanath
Kashi Vishwanath Temple is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. This temple is situated on the banks of river Ganga in Varanasi. This temple has been located in Varanasi for many thousands of years. Kashi Vishwanath Temple holds a special place in Hinduism,,,By bathing in the holy Ganges here one attains moksha. The presiding deity of the Kashi Vishwanath temple is known as Vishwanath or Vishweshwar. This holy temple is situated on the west bank of the Ganga. And also known as the city of Varanasi. This temple is called Kashi Vishwanath temple.
Trimbakeshwar
Bar Jyotirlinga Trimbakeshwar is located on the banks of river Gautami, 35 km from Nashik in Maharashtra. There are three small lingams in a small pit inside the temple. Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are the three deities seated in it. This is its great feature. This Jyotirlinga is most worshiped in India. Kumbh fair is also held here and devotees bathe in the Gautama Ganga and have a darshan of Lord Shri Thrambakeshwar.
Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga Vaidyanath
comes to Jyotirlinga in the ninth Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga is located in Dumka district of Sayal Pargana of Jharkhand province. Earlier it was in Bihar province. By visiting Vaidhanath all sufferings are removed. The story of this Jyotirlinga is related to Ravana, the greatest devotee of Lord Shiva. was once doing intense penance in the Himalayas to please Shiva and Ravana cut off his nine heads and offered them to the Shivlinga when he was about to cut off his tenth head when Shiva appeared Lord Shiva gave a boon to Ravana. It is said that Ravana in the boon A single linga was demanded and then a linga was established here hence its name is Vaidhanath Dham.
Nageshwar Jyotirlinga
The Nageshwar Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva is located at a distance of 25 km from Dwarka in the Gujarat state. According to religious scriptures, Lord Shiva is known as the serpent deity. And Nageshwar literally means Lord of Serpents, just seeing Nageshwar Jyotirlinga washes away all the sins and misdeeds of a human being and attains perfection. Get rid of diseases related to poisons,Nageshwar Shivlinga is established from the rock of Dwarka in the form of a round stone in the form of a three-faced Rudraksha Goddess Parvati can also be worshiped along with Shivlinga According to mythology Lord Krishna used to worship Lord Shiva through Rudrabhishek.
Rameswaram Jyotirlinga is located in the district of Tamil Nadu,,, this temple is number 11 out of 12 Jyotirlinga,, Rameswaram is a holy pilgrimage site for Hindus,,, this tirtha is one of the four shrines of Hindus,,, it is believed that this temple was founded by Lord Sri Rama. That’s why this Jyotirlinga has been named Rameshwar after the name of Lord Rama, now talking about the 12th Jyotirlinga, Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga is located at a distance of 11 km from Doltabad near Aurangabad city. It is said that by visiting the temple, all kinds of wishes are fulfilled, childless people get children.
When there is a festival of Mahashivratri, Shiva devotees fast, bathe the Shivling, offer bilipatra, and worship Lord Mahadev with the tune of bhajan kirtan. But get a husband like Lord Shiva. So married women wish auspicious for their husbands and family, when it is Mahashivratri, then in the foothills of Girnar, which is called Tapobhumi of India, on the other hand, millions of devotees, sadhu saints, something like this can be seen, Har Har Shambhu’s Nath can be heard in all directions. is
