Jyotirlinga Guide

Jyotirlinga travel guides

Longer guides on the 12 jyotirlinga temples and the shrines around them, written from the temple trusts and other official sources.

Mahakaleshwar bhasma aarti and darshan, with the committee's booking rulesHow a visit to Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain runs, with the temple committee's own aarti timings, bhasma aarti booking windows, pujan charges and guest houses.22 Oct 2026
Somnath darshan, step by step, with the trust's own rules, pujas and roomsHow a visit to Somnath runs, from the cloak room to the sanctum and the sea, with the Shree Somnath Trust's timings, locker and dress rules, puja vidhi rates and guest house tariffs.22 Oct 2026
Baidyanath darshan, hours, legend and how a visit runs at DeogharHow a visit to Baba Baidyanath Dham in Deoghar runs, with the temple trust's daily schedule, its getting-there details, the Kamana Linga legend, the 22 smaller shrines and the festival peaks.19 Oct 2026
Bhimashankar darshan, step by step from the hill road to the sanctumHow a visit to Bhimashankar runs, with the trust's daily schedule, the current morning-only darshan window during construction, the temple's rules on footwear, head cover and conduct, and the routes in from Karjat, Pune and Mumbai.19 Oct 2026
Grishneshwar darshan: the bare-chested rule, the season and what the state page saysWhat the Maharashtra Tourism page says about Grishneshwar at Verul, near Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, covering the dress rule for the inner sanctum, the best months, the way in from Aurangabad and the temple's history.19 Oct 2026
Kashi Vishwanath darshan, step by step from the ghat to the sanctumHow a visit to Kashi Vishwanath runs, from the Ganga Dwar gate on the ghat to the sanctum, with the trust's own rules on gates, phones, lockers, aartis, Sugam Darshan and rudrabhishek.19 Oct 2026
Kedarnath darshan, step by step from Gaurikund to the sanctumHow a visit to Kedarnath runs, from the road end at Gaurikund to the sanctum, with the Shri Badarinath Kedarnath Temple Committee's own rules on booking, registration, puja timings, fees and stays.19 Oct 2026
Mahakaleshwar darshan: aarti times, booking windows and the committee's rulesHow a visit to Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain runs, with the temple committee's aarti times for both seasons, booking windows, Sheeghra Darshan, puja charges and the rules for the day.19 Oct 2026
Mallikarjuna darshan, step by step from the road to the sanctumHow a visit to Mallikarjuna at Srisailam runs, with the devasthanam's own rules on dress, phones, cloak rooms, queues, paid darshan tickets and booking.19 Oct 2026
Nageshwar darshan, step by step from the coast road to the underground sanctumHow a visit to Nageshwar works, from the road in from Dwarka to the underground sanctum, with the district's account of the site, its legend and how to reach it.19 Oct 2026
Omkareshwar darshan, step by step from the bridge to the sanctumHow a visit to Omkareshwar runs, from reaching the Mandhata island to the sanctum, with the trust's own rules on the daily clock, free darshan, Shighra Darshan tickets, offerings and dress.19 Oct 2026
Panch Kedar, the five Shiva temples of the Kedarnath legendKedarnath, Tungnath, Rudranath, Madmaheshwar and Kalpeshwar, the five places where the temple committee says parts of Shiva appeared, with the routes and winter seats the official sources give.19 Oct 2026
Rameshwaram darshan, step by step from the island to the sanctumHow a visit to Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Temple at Rameswaram runs, with the temple's darshan windows, pooja times, fee list, theertham bathing hours and locker room.19 Oct 2026
The gateway temples of Srisailam, the four gates and the sub gatesTripuranthakam, Siddhavatam, Alampuram and Umamaheshwaram guard the four sides of the Srisaila kshetra, with Pushpagiri, Somashila and Sangameshwaram as sub gates. What each one is and how the devasthanam says to reach it.19 Oct 2026
Trimbakeshwar darshan, step by step from the town to the lingaHow a visit to Trimbakeshwar runs, from the entry gates to the linga, with the trust's darshan hours, its three daily pujas, its donation darshan pass and its online bookings.19 Oct 2026