Jyotirlingas in the west
- Temples
- 5 of 12
- States
- Gujarat, Maharashtra
- Season
- Oct to Mar
- Internal legs
- 4
- Our day estimate
- 5 to 6 days
Day counts here are our own planning estimate, and the regions on this site are trip groups rather than official divisions.
The 5 temples in this group
Listed by stotram number, which is a list order, not a travel order.
By state: Jyotirlingas in Maharashtra, Jyotirlingas in Gujarat
How the group fits together
The group sits on two spines. One is the Saurashtra coast road, with Somnath at Veraval and Nageshwar near Dwarka. The other is the Maharashtra belt: Trimbakeshwar in Nashik district, Grishneshwar at Verul next to the Ellora caves, and Bhimashankar on the ghat road from Pune. The one long leg inside the group is the cross-country link between Gujarat and Maharashtra, by rail between Dwarka and Nashik Road or by a flight between Jamnagar and Mumbai.
These five are the easiest group to complete in a short trip because the travelling is short between the temples that matter. Somnath and Nageshwar sit on one coast road. The three Maharashtra temples sit along the Western Ghats and the Deccan plateau, joined by roads of half a day to a full day. The Maharashtra three work as a trip with no flight, and the two Gujarat temples join them across the one long leg.
The legs inside the group
Each leg works in either direction. Bands are planning buckets: half day means most of a morning or afternoon, full day means the day is gone, overnight means a sleeper or a flight plus transfers.
| Between | Mode | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Somnath and Nageshwar | Road along the coast | Half day |
| Nageshwar and Trimbakeshwar | Rail, or flight and road | Full day or overnight |
| Trimbakeshwar and Grishneshwar | Road | Half day |
| Grishneshwar and Bhimashankar | Road | Full day |
Stations and airports
The railhead and airport for each temple, from the temple data. A distance shows only where a trust or state source stated one.
| Temple | Railhead | Airport |
|---|---|---|
| Somnath | VeravalDistance: about 6 km | DiuDistance: about 85 km |
| Bhimashankar | Pune Jn | PuneDistance: about 125 km |
| Trimbakeshwar | Nashik RoadDistance: about 38 km | Nashik (Ozar)Distance: about 50 km |
| Nageshwar | DwarkaDistance: about 16 km | Jamnagar or Porbandar |
| Grishneshwar | AurangabadDistance: about 29 km | Aurangabad (IXU)Distance: about 40 km |
The group on the map
Only this group's temples are plotted, with each temple's stotram list number on its pin. Open any pin for that temple's guide.
Linking to the other groups
Each link is a full day or an overnight leg, and works in either direction.
Rail from Mumbai to Khandwa Junction, which sits on the Mumbai-Delhi line via Bhusawal, or a flight to Indore from Mumbai, Pune or Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
A flight or a train between Hyderabad and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, the district of Grishneshwar.