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Dvādaśa Jyotirliṅga

12 pillars of light

The twelve self-manifested liṅgas of Śiva, spread from Somnath on the Arabian Sea to Rameswaram at the southern tip. Traditional pilgrims complete all twelve, chanting the Jyotirliṅga Stotram that names them in order.

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🗺️ Map & route · 12 stops · about 16,879 km by road · 391.7 h driving

  1. 1. Prabhas Patan, VeravalSrisailamabout 1270 km · roughly 24.4 h by roadMostly national/state highway — good surface, town traffic at either end. Long haul — consider an overnight train or a break halt.Live route
  2. 2. SrisailamUjjainabout 1044 km · roughly 20.1 h by roadMostly national/state highway — good surface, town traffic at either end. Long haul — consider an overnight train or a break halt.Live route
  3. 3. UjjainMandhataabout 150 km · roughly 2.9 h by roadMostly national/state highway — good surface, town traffic at either end.Live route
  4. 4. MandhataKedarnathabout 1529 km · roughly 54.6 h by roadHill road — narrow ghāṭ bends, landslide and snow closures in season. Start early, avoid night driving. Long haul — consider an overnight train or a break halt.Live route
  5. 5. KedarnathBhorgiriabout 2189 km · roughly 78.2 h by roadHill road — narrow ghāṭ bends, landslide and snow closures in season. Start early, avoid night driving. Long haul — consider an overnight train or a break halt.Live route
  6. 6. BhorgiriVaranasiabout 1459 km · roughly 28.1 h by roadMostly national/state highway — good surface, town traffic at either end. Long haul — consider an overnight train or a break halt.Live route
  7. 7. VaranasiTrimbakabout 1393 km · roughly 26.8 h by roadMostly national/state highway — good surface, town traffic at either end. Long haul — consider an overnight train or a break halt.Live route
  8. 8. TrimbakDeogharabout 1764 km · roughly 33.9 h by roadMostly national/state highway — good surface, town traffic at either end. Long haul — consider an overnight train or a break halt.Live route
  9. 9. DeogharDwarka (Daarukavanam)about 2210 km · roughly 42.5 h by roadMostly national/state highway — good surface, town traffic at either end. Long haul — consider an overnight train or a break halt.Live route
  10. 10. Dwarka (Daarukavanam)Rameswaramabout 2215 km · roughly 42.6 h by roadMostly national/state highway — good surface, town traffic at either end. Long haul — consider an overnight train or a break halt.Live route
  11. 11. RameswaramVerulabout 1656 km · roughly 37.6 h by roadMixed highway with ghāṭ climbs — steady but slower through the passes, heavy rain in monsoon. Long haul — consider an overnight train or a break halt.Live route

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🛕 Suggested order · 12

  1. 1SomanāthaPrabhas Patan, Veraval · Gujarat
  2. 2Mallikārjuna Jyotirliṅga, SrisailamSrisailam · Andhra Pradesh
  3. 3MahākāleśvaraUjjain · Madhya Pradesh
  4. 4OṃkāreśvaraMandhata · Madhya Pradesh
  5. 5Kedārnāth TempleKedarnath · Uttarakhand
  6. 6BhīmāśaṅkaraBhorgiri · Maharashtra
  7. 7Kāśī Viśvanātha TempleVaranasi · Uttar Pradesh
  8. 8TrimbakeśvaraTrimbak · Maharashtra
  9. 9Baidyanātha DhāmDeoghar · Jharkhand
  10. 10Nāgeśvara JyotirliṅgaDwarka (Daarukavanam) · Gujarat
  11. 11Rāmanāthaswāmy TempleRameswaram · Tamil Nadu
  12. 12GhṛṣṇeśvaraVerul · Maharashtra