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5 Jyothirlingams of Maharashtra

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1. Bhimashankar 2. Triambakeshwar 3. Grishneswar 4. Aundh Nagnath 5.Parali Vaijnath We visited all 5 Jyothirlingams of Maharashtra in last November (2019) . It was a 4 days trip . This trip too we planned it through Sanjay tours . What is the difference between jyotirlinga and shivling? Basically a “Linga” is an Image of Lord Shiva .  For the sake of his devotees , Shiva manifested himself as Jyotirlingas . A Jyotirlinga generally means pillar of light and it contains the Athma of that supreme Lord residing in it. The Legend of the “Jyotirlinga” is mentioned in the Shiva Purana . When Lord Vishu and Lord Shiva were debating over who is supreme, Lord Shiva had produced a vast pillar of light and asked both of them to find the end of the light in both directions. To which, Lord Brahma lied that he found the end, but Lord Vishnu accepted defeat. Lord Shiva then cursed Lord Brahma that even though...