Shiva is a Hindu deity, primarily worshipped by the Hindus in India. As one of the Trimurti (supreme trinity) in the Hindu pantheon among Brahma and Vishnu, there are a number of temples dedicated to his worship in India and abroad. In Hinduism, Shiva is the supreme being regarded to perform the functions of creation, preservation, as well as the destruction of the universe.[1] Hindu texts describe the worship of Shiva and the establishment of temples and shrines throughout the Indian subcontinent, commonly in the aniconic form of a lingam. The most prominent of these are the Jyotirlinga temples.[2]

The 12 Jyotirlinga temples

The 12 Jyotirlinga temples as mentioned in the Shiva Purana are :-[3]

# Jyotirlinga Location
1SomnathPrabhas Patan, Veraval, Gujarat
2Mallikarjuna SwamySrisailam, Andhra Pradesh
3MahakaleshwarUjjain, Madhya Pradesh
4Omkareshwarnear Indore, Madhya Pradesh
5KedarnathKedarnath, Uttarakhand
6BhimashankarPune, Maharashtra
7Kashi VishwanathVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh
8TrimbakeshwarTrimbak, near Nashik, Maharashtra
9BaidyanathBaidyanath DhamDeoghar, Jharkhand
10NageshwarDwarka, Gujarat
11RamanathaswamyRameswaram ,Tamil Nadu
12GrishneshwarEllora, Maharashtra

Pancha Bhuta Sthalams (Five Elemental Manifestations)

In South India, five temples of Shiva are held to be particularly important, as being manifestations of him in the five elemental substances.

Deity Manifestation Location
JambukeswararWaterThiruvanaikaval, Tamil Nadu
ArunachaleswararFireTiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
KalahastheeswararAirSrikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh
EkambareswararEarthKanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
NatarajarSkyChidambaram, Tamil Nadu

Pancharama temples

The Pancharama Kshetras (or the Pancharamas) are five ancient Hindu temples of Shiva situated in Andhra Pradesh. The lingams at these temples are made from a single lingam. As per the legend, this lingam was owned by the demon king Tarakasura. No one could win over him due to the power of this lingam. Finally, Kartikeya, the son of Shiva broke the lingam into five pieces and killed Tarakasura. The five pieces of lingam fell at five different places on earth namely,

Bhimesvara Swamy Temple in Draksharama, one of the Pancharama Kshetras
Arama Name Shiva's Name Consort Name Location
AmararamaAmaralingeswara SwamyBala Chamundika AmmavaruAmaravathi village, Andhra Pradesh
DraksharamaBhimesvara SwamyManikyamba AmmavaruDraksharama, Andhra Pradesh
SomaramaSomeswara SwamySri Rajarajeswari AmmavaruBhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh
KsheeraramaKsheera Ramalingeswara SwamyParvati AmmavaruPalakollu, Andhra Pradesh
BhimaramaKumara Bhimeswara SwamyBala Tripurasundari AmmavaruSamalkota, Andhra Pradesh

Pancha Sabhai

The five temples located in Tamil Nadu where Shiva is believed to perform the tandava dance are:

Sabha Temple Location
Pon (Gold) SabhaNatarajar TempleChidambaram
Velli (Silver) SabhaMeenakshi TempleMadurai
Thamira (Copper) SabhaNellaiappar TempleTirunelveli
Rathna (Gem) SabhaSri Vadaranyeswarar TempleThiruvalangadu
Chitira (Picture) SabhaKutraleeswar TempleKutralam

Ashta Veeratta Temples

Temple Deity Commemorates Location
Veerateeswarar Temple, ThirukovilurVeerateeswararShiva slaying Andhakasura in the form of AndhakasuramurtiTirukoilur
Veerateeswarar Temple, ThiruvathigaiVeerateeswararShiva killing Tripurasura and destroying the three cities in the form of TripurantakaPanruti
Veerateeswarar Temple, KorukkaiVeerateeswararShiva burning Kamadeva with his third eye in the form of KamariMayiladuthurai
Kandeeswarar Temple, KandiyurBrahmasirakandeeswararShiva decapitating the fifth head of Brahma in the form of BhairavaThanjavur
Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple, ThirukkadaiyurAmritaghateswararShiva defeating Yama and blessing Markandeya to remain a youth of 16 in the form of KalantakaThirukkadaiyur
Veerateeswarar Temple, ThirupariyalurVeerateeswararShiva beheading Daksha and destroyed Daksha Yajna in the form of VirabhadraMayiladuthurai
Veerateeswarar Temple, VazhuvurVeerateeswararShiva killing Gajasura in the form of GajasurasamharaMayiladuthurai
Veerateeswarar Temple, ThiruvirkudiVeerateeswararShiva killing Jalandhara in the form of JalandharariMayiladuthurai

Shani Parihara Temples

Sabha Temple Location
Sani Parihara SthalamTirunallar Saniswaran TempleThirunallaru, Puducherry
Sani Parihara SthalamSri Darbarneeswarar TempleDevasthanam
Shani PariharaChenchadainathar Shiva TempleSayalkudi, Tamil Nadu
Shani PariharaSri Mandeswara Swamy Vari DevasthanamEast Godavari, Andhra Pradesh|-

Kashiswar Jiu temple

The deity Kashiswar Jiu with the gauripatta in the temple.

Kashiswar Jiu temple is in Andul of Howrah district near the Saraswati river, West Bengal in India. The presiding deity is a Banlinga which was recovered from the river in mid 17th century by Kashiswar Datta Chowdhury, a local zamindar. In 18th century a stone made yoni-like structure (Gauripatta) that symbolizes goddess Shakti has been attached with the lingam after Bargi attacked in 1741 AD. The deity is considered to be one of the oldest in the district.

Other deities with Kashiswar Jiu
Deities Year
Biseshwara 1785 AD
Nakuleshwara 19th century circa
Saurendra Mohaneshwara 18th century circa

The temples are presently run by SrisriKashiswar Debottur Trust.

Notable temples

Andhra Pradesh

Assam

Bihar

Araria district
Bhagalpur district
Buxar district
Darbhanga district
Kaimur district
Lakhisarai district
Madhubani district
Muzaffarpur district
Patna district
Samastipur district
Vaishali district

Chhattisgarh

Goa

Gujarat

Jammu and Kashmir

Karnataka

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Chhatarpur District
Hoshangabad District
Khandwa District
Mandsaur District
Morena District
Neemuch District
Raisen District
Seoni District
Ujjain District

Maharashtra

Aurangabad District
Kolhapur District
Mumbai City District
Nashik District
Palghar District
Pune District

Odisha

Punjab

Rajasthan

Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

Main article: Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu

Telangana

Uttarakhand

Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal

References

  1. ↑ Dalal, Roshen (2014-04-18). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin UK. p. 1119. ISBN 978-81-8475-277-9.
  2. ↑ Butler, Richard; Suntikul, Wantanee (2018-01-30). Tourism and Religion: Issues and Implications. Channel View Publications. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-84541-647-8.
  3. ↑ B. K. Chaturvedi (2004). Shiv Purana. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. pp. 58–72. ISBN 8171827217. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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