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Shiva Temples

Ancient Shiva temples are places that resonnate the essence of Vedanta. All aspects of these Indian temples are reminders of the truth which enhances one’s spiritual potency. Get a glimpse of the underlying spirituality, the legend and more information of these Lord Shiva places of worship.
Mallikarjun Temple: Kailash Of The South
Mallikarjun temple is located at a height of 457 metres by the banks of Krishna river in Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh. It is dedicated to Lord Mallikarjun (an incarnation of Lord Shiva). Mallikarjun is one of the most sacred pilgrimages in South ...
Mallikarjun Temple Jyotirlinga
Nageshwar Temple Jyotirlinga
Nageshwar Jyotirlinga: A Dwelling Of Lord Shiva
Nageshwar temple is located near the coast of Saurashtra in Gujarat, India. As mentioned in the Shiva Purana, Nageshwar is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas and the first one among all. The linga in Nageshwar temple is popularly referred to as ...
Rameshwaram Temple: A Sacred Hindu Shrine
Rameshwaram is a small town located in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located on an island separated by the mainland by Pamban Channel. Also known as Rameshwaram Island, this pilgrim centre is connected to the mainland by a ...
Rameshwaram Temple Jyotirlinga
Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga Temple
Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga: A Holy Hindu Shrine
Omkareshwar temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is one of the most reverred of the twelve Jyotirlingas. The most interesting part about the strategic location of this Jyotirlinga is its location on an island called Mandhata or Shivapuri. Located ...
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga: Lord Shiva's Holy Shrine
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva. Also known as Mahakal, the temple is situated beside Rudrasagar Lake in the ancient city of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. This historical place has even been cited by the famous poet ...
Mahakaleshwar Temple Ujjain
Shiva Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga
Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga: Lord Shiva's Sacred Abode
Located in the holy city of Varanasi, Kashi Vishwanath is one of the holiest abodes of Lord Shiva. With more than 3500 years of a history behind it, this place is also known as Kashi and hence, the temple is popularly ...
Jyotirlinga Bhimashankar: Lord Shiva's Holy Abode
Jyotirlinga Bhimashankar temple is located near Pune, Maharashtra in the Ghat (Western Ghats) region of the Sahyadri Hills. The place is also the source of origin of the river Bhima that flows south-east and merges with the Krishna river. The origin ...
Jyotirlinga Bhimashanka Shiva
Baidyanath Jyotirlinga Shiva Abode
Baidyanath Jyotirlinga: Shiva's Sacred Abode
Baidyanath Jyotirlinga also known as 'Baba Dham' is a temple located in Deoghar (Jharkhand). Being one of the most popular Hindu Pilgrimage, it comprises of the main temple of Baidyanath and 21 other temples This place has a strategic location. This ...
Trimbakeshwar: Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva
Trimbakeshwar is an ancient Hindu temple and one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. It located in the Nasik district of Maharashtra. Only the Jyotirlinga in Trimbakeshwar has three faces embodying Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwar (Tridev). It is also the only temple in ...
Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga Shiva Temple
Somnath Temple Lord Shiva Jyotirlingas
Somnath Temple: Lord Shiva's Jyotirlinga
Somnath is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas in India. Somnath means "Protector of the Moon God'. The temple is located in Saurashtra in Gujarat, a western state which is also known as 'Jewel in the West'. This holy place finds a ...
Jyotirlinga: The 12 Holiest Shiva Temples
Shiva In All His Forms:Shiva, the destroyer and the ascetic in Hindu mythology has many forms and is yet formless. He is at once the monk at Somnath in Gujrat and the householder, 'shankara' at Vishwanath temple in Kashi. He could ...
Jyotirlinga Shiva Temples
Shiva Statues Tallest Shivaratri
Top 5 Tallest Shiva Statues In The World
On the occasion Shivaratri, we tought of giving you a free darshan of all the sacred shiva statues across world. The speciality of these Shiva statues is that they are tallest, biggest and largest statues so far and have even created ...
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