There are twelve traditional Jyotirlinga temples in India. Devotees of lord Shiva visit all these 12 jyotirlinga in their life timeA Jyotirlinga is spiritual dipiction of lord Shiva . It is known as place of supreme power of lord. The word Jyoti means 'light ' and lingam the 'symbol ' of Shiva. These holy temples spread across the Indian sub continent are as below.
Somnath temple is said to be first Jyotirlinga located in Prabhas patan at Saurashtra
of Gujarat.
It is in Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh. Here Parvati is worshiped as Bramaraba. It is
Shaktipeeth also.
Mahakaleswar temple is in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. It is on the banks of Shipra River. It is south facing shivalingqm so called as Dakshin mukhi.
Omkareshwar temple is situated in Khandwa District of, Madhya Pradesh.
It is in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. It is situated in the laps of Himalaya. Due to extreme cold weather this temple is opened for devotees during the month of April to November.
It the temple located in Maharashtra. It is situated on the beautiful hill top of
Sahyadri hills.
It is in Varanasi, of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the holiest places for Hindus. The temple was demolished by Aurangzeb but rebuild by queen Ahilya bai Holkar.
The temple is in Nashik, Maharashtra. It is the place where the kumbhamela takes place once in 12 year. The Shiva ling here has three faces.
This holy temple is in Deoghar, Jharkhand. It has big temple complex having Bhaidyanath temple and 21 other temples.
This is in Dwarka of Gujarat. Here there is Dwarkadhish temple also which is dedicated to lord Krishna.
Ramanathaswamy temple of Rameshwaram is situated Tamil Nadu. The Shiva lingam present here is said to be worshiped by lord Rama.
Grishneshwar temple is placed in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. It is smallest Jyotirlinga of all.