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Saturday 25 June 2011

what is meant by Svayambhu Lingam? where are jyotirlingas ?

The Svayambhu Linga temples contain representations of Shiva that are believed to have risen up by themselves in the primordial past. in some sacred books sixty-eight Svayambhu Lingas are listed.
 1. Natural (Kailash, Amarnath, Mt. Shivling)
2.Ravana's swayambhu lingam@ Koneswarar Temple - It was originally found on a Tibetan mountain and later brought to Sri Lanka reportedly by King Ravana."
3.RAMALINGESWARA TEMPLE - A temple dedicated to lord Siva and His consorts Bhavani and Sivadurga at keesaragutta, about 33 km from the city of Hyderabad. That the hillock where the lingam was installed would bear ANJANEYA's  name kesarigiri i.e, Hanuman, the son of Kesari.
4.Kalahastiswara Temple -  It is on the right bank of the Suvarnamukhi River, 27km northeast of Tirupati, between the two hills, Sripuram and Mummudicholapuram, which form part of the Sesha Sailam Hills.
5. Shankar Mandir, Mahabaleshwar - The Mahalinga of the lord Shiva is of Rudraksha shape & believed to be 'self-bodied' (swayambhoo) It is called Trigunatmaka meaning Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh are on it for ever. This Mahalinga is considered to be superior to the twelve jyotirlingas



Jyotirlinga                                       Site
1. Somnath Prabhasapattan, near Veraval, Sourashtra ,Gujarath
2. Mallikarjun Shrishailya, Andhra Pradesh
3. Mahankal Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
4. Omkar / Amleshvar Omkar, Mandhata, Madhya Pradesh
5. Kedarnath Himalay
6. Bhimashankar Dakini region, taluka Khed, district Pune, Maharashtra
7. Vishveshvar Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
8. Tryambakeshvar Near Nashik, Maharashtra
9. Vaidyanath (Vaijnath) Parli, District Bid, Maharashtra or Vaidyanathdham, Bangal.
10. Nagesh (Nagnath) Darukavan, Oundha, district Parbhani, Maharashtra or Almoda, Uttar Pradesh
11. Rameshvar Setubandha, near Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu.
12. Ghrushneshvar(Ghrushnesh) Verul, district Aurangabad, Maharashtra.



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