Shiva Temples

Amarnath Temple  located in the state of Kashmir is reached after a hard trek through the Himalayas.

Vaidyeshwara temple located in Talakkadu near Mysore ,Karnataka is the primary of the Panchalinga shrines.

Kailasanatha at Ellora is a monument dating back to the 6th century CE.

Panchabhoota Stalams: Shiva is worshipped as the incarnation of the primary elements of wind, water, fire, earth and space located at:

Kalahasti Jambukeswaram Arunachalam Kanchipuram Chidambaram.

The 12 Jyotirlinga shrines or shrines of Shiva in the form of a Jyotirlingam are located at different parts of India of which southernmost is located at Rameswaram, while the northernmost is located in the snowy mountains of the Himalayas at Kedarnath:

• Somnatha located at Prabhas Patan in Saurashtra in Gujarat.
• Sree Shaila  located at Sree Shaila near Kurnool enshrines Mallikarjuna .
• Ujjain ( Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga shrine )The ancient and historic city of Ujjain or Avanti in Madhya Pradesh  is home to the Jyotirlinga shrine of Mahakaleshwar.
• Omkareshwar: Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga shrine and the Amareshwar temple is located on an island in the course of the river Narmada in Madhya.
• Kedarnath  the Northernmost of the Jyotirlingas is located in the snow clad Himalayas.It is accessible only on foot, six months in a year.
• Varanasi  The Vishwanath temple is located in Benares in Uttar Pradesh 
• Bhimashankar Bhimashankar is located in the Sahyadri hills of Maharashtra, accessed from Pune.This is associated with the legend of Shiva destroying the demon Tripurasura.
• Tryambakeshwar  This Jyotirlinga shrine located in Nasik in Maharashtra is associated with origin of the river Godavari.
• Vaidyanath temple at Deogarh in the Santal Parganas area of Bihar is considered as one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Shiva.
• Nageshwar near Dwarka in Gujarat  is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva.
• Rameswaram: This temple is located in the island of Rameswaram, in Southern Tamilnadu enshrines Ramalingeswarar, and is the southernmost of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines of India.
• Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Shrine is a temple located in the vicinity of the tourist town of Ellora.