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As per the Hindu legends, Ravana worshipped Shiva here to gain the boon of 10 heads.

There are also 21 other temples in this region. This is popularly called Baba Baidyanath where the Jyotirlinga is installed. It is located in Deoghar in Santhal Parganas division of the state of Jharkhand. It is known as the Dvādaśa Jyotirliṅga Stotram.īaidyanath: It is considered to be one of the most sacred abodes of the Lord Shiva.

Nageshwara: This temple is situated in Gujarat, near Jamnagar and is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas mentioned in the Shiv Purana. Trayambakeshwar: This Jyotirlinga is situated on the banks of the river Godavari and the legend says that this temple marks the origin of the river as well. Varanasi is one of the oldest cities of the world and thus is the temple. The Shiva deity here is known as Vishwanath that means the ruler of the universe. It is situated on the western banks of the holy river Ganges. It is also one of the Padal petra stalam of Vada Naadu that has been mentioned in Thevaaram. UP is said to be the home to Vishwanath Jyotirlinga shrine. Vishweshwara: This Jyotirlinga is situated in Kashi, Varanasi. This is why this place was called the Daakini temple too. īhimashankar: It is situated in Khed Taluka of Daakini country. The boar is said to be injured which is why application of desi ghee is done. Legend of Kedarnath: Pure ghee is applied on the wild boar as Shiva took the form of a wild boar to dive into earth at Kedarnath to emerge at Doleshwor in Kathmandu in Nepal. It is also one of the Paadal Petra Sthalam of Vada Naadu mentioned in Thevaaram. This location is accessible for only one time in every six months. This temple also forms a part of the famous Char Dham yatra of the Hindus.

Kedarnath: Kedarnath is known to be the closest Jyotirlinga to Shiva's actual home in Kailash mountain. It is on an island in the Narmada river and is a home to Jyotirlinga shrine at the Mahala temple. Omkareshwar: It is situated in Madhya Pradesh as well.