List of Shiva temples in India

Shiva is one of the principal deities in Hinduism and is considered part of the Trimurti alongside Brahma and Vishnu. Numerous temples dedicated to Shiva exist across India and beyond, often featuring lingams as representations of the deity. Hindu scriptures describe the worship of Shiva and the establishment of temples and shrines across the Indian subcontinent. Among these, the Jyotirlinga temples are considered particularly significant within Shaivism.

The 12 Jyotirlinga temples

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

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.

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,

Pancha Sabhai

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

Ashta Veeratta Temples

Shani Parihara Temples

Kashiswar Jiu 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.

The temples are presently run by SrisriKashiswar Debottur Trust.

Notable temples

Andhra Pradesh

• Kotappakonda
• Kukkuteswara Temple, East Godavari
• Pallikondeswara Temple, Surutapalli
• Kapila Theertham, Tirupati
• Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam

Assam

• Mahabhairav Temple, Tezpur
• Sivasagar Sivadol, Sivasagar
• Sukreswar Temple, Guwahati
• Umananda Temple, Guwahati

Bihar

Araria district

• Sundarnath Temple, Araria

Bhagalpur district

• Burhanath Temple, Bhagalpur
• Budhanath Temple, Bhagalpur

Buxar district

• Shri Adinath Akhara, Buxar

Darbhanga district

• Mittheswarnath Shiv Temple, Chunabhatti

Kaimur district

• Mundeshwari Temple, Ramgarh

Lakhisarai district

• Ashokdham Temple

Madhubani district

• Kapileshwar Temple, Rahika
• Parasmaninath Temple, Madhubani
• Ugna Mahadev Temple, Bhawanipur
• Kalyaneshwar Mahadev Mandir
• Gandiveshwar Sthan
• Dakshineswar Nath Mahadev Mandir

Muzaffarpur district

• Baba Garib Sthan Mandir, Muzaffarpur

Patna district

• Nair temple, Patna

Samastipur district

• Khudneshwar Asthan Morwa, Morwa

Vaishali district

• Chaumukhi Mahadev, Basarh
• Lal Keshwar Shiv Temple
• Pataleshwar Mandir

Chhattisgarh

• Bhoramdeo Temple
• Mahadev Temple, Deobaloda

Goa

• Mahadev Temple, Tambdi Surla
• Mangueshi Temple
• Nagueshi Temple, Bandora
• Ramnathi Temple, Bandora
• Saptakoteshwar, Narve
• Vimleshwar Temple, Rivona

Gujarat

• Somnath temple, Veraval
• Nagnath Temple, Dwaraka

Jammu and Kashmir

• Amarnath

Karnataka

• Bhoganandishwara Temple, Chikkaballapur
• Dharmasthala Temple, Dakshina Kannada
• Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu
• Kadri Manjunath Temple, Dakshina Kannada
• Kotilingeshwara, Kolar
• Mahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna, Uttara Kannada
• Murudeshwara, Uttara Kannada
• Srikanteshwara Temple, Nanjangud

Kerala

• Aluva Mahadeva Temple
• Chengannur Mahadeva Temple, Chengannur
• Chowalloor Siva Temple, Guruvayoor
• Elannummel Shiva Temple
• Ernakulam Shiva Temple, Ernakulam
• Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple, Ettumanoor
• Jagannath Temple, Thalassery
• Kolathukara Shiva Temple
• Kottiyoor Temple, Kottiyoor
• Mammiyoor Temple, Guruvayoor
• Pazhaya Sreekanteswaram Temple
• Peruvanam Mahadeva Temple, cherpu, Thrissur
• Poonkunnam Siva Temple, Punkunnam
• Rajarajeshwara Temple, Taliparamba
• Sree Bhavaneeswara Temple, Palluruthy
• Sreekanteswaram, Thiruvananthapuram
• Thirunakkara Sree Mahadevar Temple
• Thiru Nayathode Siva Narayana Temple
• Thiruvanchikulam Temple, kodungallur
• Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur
• Vaikom Temple, Vaikom
• Vazhappally Maha Siva Temple

Madhya Pradesh

Chhatarpur District

• Brahma Temple at Khajuraho
• Duladeo Temple at Khajuraho
• Lalguan Mahadeva Temple at Khajuraho
• Matangeshvara Temple at Khajuraho
• Vishvanatha Temple at Khajuraho

Hoshangabad District

• Jatashankar Cave Temple at Pachmarhi

Khandwa District

• Omkareshwar Temple at Mandhata or Shivpuri

Mandsaur District

• Pashupatinath Temple at Mandsaur

Morena District

• Kakanmath Temple at Sihoniya

Neemuch District

• Sukhanand Mahadev Ji Temple at Jawad

Raisen District

• Bhojeshwar Temple at Bhojpur

Seoni District

• Shri Kala Bhairava Nath Swami Temple at Adegaon

Ujjain District

• Kal Bhairav Temple at Ujjain
• Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple at Ujjain
• Mangalnath Temple at Ujjain

Maharashtra

Aurangabad District

• Kailasa Temple at Ellora Caves
• Grishneshwar Temple at Verul

Beed District

• Shri Vaijnath Temple at Parli Vaijnath

Kolhapur District

• Kopeshwar Temple, Khidrapur

Mumbai City District

• Babulnath Temple at Malabar Hill
• Walkeshwar Temple at Walkeshwar

Nashik District

• Gondeshwar Temple at Sinnar
• Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple at Trimbak City

Palghar District

• Shiv Mandir, Maharashtra at Vangaon
• Tungareshwar Temple at Vasai

Pune District

• Bhimashankar Temple at Pune District

Thane District

• Shiv Mandir, Ambarnath

Odisha

• Akhandalamani Temple, Bhadrak
• Baba Bhusandeswar Temple, Balasore
• Chandaneswar, Balasore
• Dhabaleswar, Cuttack
• Gupteswar Cave temple, Jeypore
• Kapilash Temple, Dhenkanal
• Leaning Temple of Huma, Sambalpur
• Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneswar
• Mahavinayak Temple, Jajpur
• Mukteshvara Temple, Bhubaneswar
• Parashurameshvara Temple, Bhubaneswar

Punjab

• Mukteshwar Mahadev Temple, Pathankot

Rajasthan

• Sabli Temple, Dungarpur district
• Rameshwar Mahadev Temple, Bundi District

Sikkim

• Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple, Legship

Tamil Nadu

• Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
• Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram
• Ardhanareeswarar Temple, Tiruchengode
• Arunachalesvara Temple, Tiruvannamalai
• Bhavani Sangameswarar Temple, Bhavani
• Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur
• Chandra Choodeswarar Temple, Hosur
• Isha Foundation, Coimbatore
• Jalantheeswarar Temple, Thakkolam
• Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Chennai
• Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Tenkasi
• Koorainadu Punukeeswarar Temple, Mayiladuthurai
• Marundeeswarar Temple, Chennai
• Masilamaniswara Temple, Thirumullaivoyal
• Mayuranathaswami Temple, Mayiladuthurai
• Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
• Pariyur Kondathu Kaliamman Temple, Pariyur
• Perur Pateeswarar Temple, Coimbatore
• Sankaranayinarkoil, Sankarankovil
• Sathyanatheswarar Temple, Kanchipuram
• Thayumanaswami Temple, Tiruchirappalli
• Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvottiyur
• Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur
• Vedapureeswarar Temple, Thiruverkadu
• Virundeeswarar Temple, Coimbatore

Telangana

• Chaya Someswara Temple, Nalgonda
• Kaleshwara Mukteswara Swamy Temple, Kaleshwaram
• Keesaragutta Temple, Keesaragutta
• Raja Rajaeshwara Temple, Vemulavada
• Ramappa Temple, Warangal

Uttarakhand

• Baijnath, Uttarakhand
• Baleshwar Temple, Champawat
• Daksheswar Mahadev Temple, Kankhal
• Gopinath Mandir, Chamoli Gopeshwar
• Jageshwar, Almora
• Kalpeshwar
• Kedarnath Temple, Kedarnath
• Madhyamaheshwar
• Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, near Rishikesh
• Panch Kedar
• Rudranath
• Rudreshwar Mahadev Temple
• Tungnath, Chamoli district

Uttar Pradesh

• Ghuisarnath Temple, Pratapgarh
• Hajari Mahadev Temple, Etawah
• Lodheshwar Mahadev Mandir, Barabanki
• Shivdwar Uma Maheshwar Temple, Sonbhadra
• Waneshwar Mahadev Temple, Kanpur
• Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal

• Byaspur Shiva Temple
• Ekteswar Temple
• Jalpesh Temple
• Mahakal Temple, Darjeeling
• Tarakeswar

See also

• 108 Shiva Temples

References

External links

• List of Shiva temples in India at The Divine India