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Bara Mandir
Adarsh Jyotirlinga which is also known as 12 temples have come visit. This is the second temple in the world where replicas of 12 Jyotirlingas have been installed. People who are not able to go everywhere and see these Lingas. They comes to this temple and have darshan of 12 jyotirlingas at one place and get the Blessings of God. 1. Somnath Jyotirlinga of Gujarat has got the first place among the Adi Jyotirlingas. This temple was Attacked many times in India. Even Mahmud of Ghazni took away a lot of gold from this temple located in Gujarat. 2.Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga is Located in the Mallikarjuna Swany temple in Andhra Pradesh. It is believed that Lord Shiva appeared in the name of Arjun on the new moon day and goddess Parvati in the name of Mallika on the full moon day, form which this temple gets its name. 3. It is situated in Madhya Pradesh. You all would Know that the face of Shivalinga is towards east, But the face of this Jyotirlinga is toward south. People believe that the south direction is associated with death. Therefore devotees pray here to save themselves from sudden death. 4.Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga, Located on Shivpuri Island in Madhya Pradesh, is believed to be like the symbol of Om. According to a legend, when the demons were victorious in a battle with the gods, Mahadev took the form of Omkareshwar and defeated both of them. 5. Kedarnath is the highest Jyotirlinga in Uttarakhand. According to the story, after Mahabharata, Pandavas came here and asked lord Shiva to kill their own people Had repented. when there was a cloud burst in 2013, nothing Happened to this temple alone. 6. Ishwar Jyotirlinga : Located in Assam. this form of Jyotirlinga has also been made in Maharashtra. Jalabhishek is Performed for 2400 hours in this Jyotirlinga Located in Assam. During the rainy season this Jyotirlinga gets absorbed in water. 7. Vishveshwar Jyotirlinga It is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh and is also famous by the name of Kashi Vishwanth. Varanasi was earlier called Kashi. Like somnath, this temple has also been demolished and rebuilt many times. 8.Towards Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga in Maharashtra, this jyotirlinga has three Faces which represent Mahadev Vishnu and Brahma in which the trinity is worshipped. 9. Vaidyanath jyotirlinga is situated in Maharashtra only. To become powerful, he offered gifts to his friends lord Shiva. Then Lord Shiva filled his Dhawan with the help of a vidya. 10. Nageshwar Jyotirlinga is Situated in Gujarat, by worshiping this Jyotirlinga a person becomes free form the worldly matters. 11. According to Ramseherver Jyotirlinga, when Shri Ram was returning after killing Ravana, he worshiped lord shiva here to save himself form the sin of killing a Brahmin and a devotee of Shiva. To perform the Puja, Sita ji hereself had made a Shivalinga made of clay, here it is also called Ramlinga. 12. Ghushmeshwar is also Known as Ghrishneshwar or Kusumeshwar. This Jyotirlinga is Located in Maharashtra and its explanation is also found in Shiv Purana and Padma Purana. This is the smallest in India.