Twelve Jyothirlingas are also known as Dwadasa Jyothirlingas. The twelve shrines of Jyothirlinga are Viswanath, Kedarnath, Vaijnath, Omkar, Mahakaleswar, etc.
Devotees
of Lord Shiva consider it the main cult for Shivalinga worship. For those
devotees, worship in all other forms is considered secondary. 12 Jyothirlingas
are also known as Dwadasa Jyothirlingas. It is related to the 12 holiest
shrines of Lord Shiva found in different places in India. For the devotees of
Lord Shiva, these shrines are the most important religious places to visit. It
is said that all the sins committed by a person in the previous seven births
are erased if someone visits all the Jyothirlingas.
Below
are the twelve shrines of Jyothirlinga, very popular in India for pilgrimages.
1.
Viswanath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
2.
Kedarnath, Uttarakhand
3.
Vaijnath, Deogarh, Bihar
4.
Omkar, Mammaleshwaram, Mammaleshwaram, Madhya Pradesh
5.
Mahakalaswar, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
6.
Somnath Temple, Gujarat
7. Bhima
Shankar, Dhakini, Maharashtra
8.
Nageshwar, Darukavana, Maharashtra
9.
Ghurmeshwar, Ellora, Maharashtra
10.
Trimbakeshwar, Nashik, Maharashtra
11.
Mallikarjun, Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh and
12.
Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu (South India).
You can
do the full 12 Jyotirlinga yatra in just 16 pilgrimage days. You can start this
tour from Delhi.
Day 1:
The Yatra departs from New Delhi. Pilgrims can take a bus to Varanasi, Uttar
Pradesh from Delhi. This trip lasts approximately 8 hours by bus. It is
preferable to spend the night in Varanasi, after Darshan.
Day 2:
If you take a bus from Varanasi to Kedarnath, it will help you to reach the
temple in the evening. You can continue to the next destination in Deogarh,
Bihar by night bus.
Day 3:
You can reach Deogarh Vaijanath temple. You can offer your prayer there and
take a night train to reach Bhopal. It is preferable to spend the night in
Bhopal.
Day 4:
Go by bus to Mammaleshwaram Omkar Temple and offer your prayer there. From
there, take a 3-hour drive to Ujjain Mahakaleshwar Temple and spend the night
there.
Day 5:
You can take a morning train to Ahmedabad. I would be there at night. You must
spend the night in Ahmedabad.
Day 6:
You can reach Somnath temple by bus and return to Ahmadabad. You have to spend
the night there.
Day 7:
Take a train to Pune and it is recommended to spend the night there.
Day 8:
You can take darshan at Dharukavana Nageshwar temple by bus and from there you
can do darshan at Ghurmeshwar temple in Ellora. Spend the night there.
Day 9:
Arrive in Nashik for hours by bus and stop there overnight.
Day 10:
Darshan at Trimbakeshwar temple in the morning and then take a train to
Vijaywada.
Day 11:
by bus to reach Srisilam from Vijaywada and darshan Mallikarjun. Take a train
to Chennai.
Day 12:
Rameshwaram by train.
Day 13:
Darshan to Rameshwaram Temple.
You have
to travel on the 14th and 15th. You will arrive in New Delhi on the 16th. This
tour can be covered in 4-5 days with air travel.
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