Jyotirlinga Guide

Jyotirlingas in Maharashtra

Maharashtra has 3 of the twelve jyotirlingas: Bhimashankar, Trimbakeshwar and Grishneshwar. They are part of the West group. Each card below gives the town, the railhead, the airport and the season, with links to the full guide, how to reach it and where to stay.
Temples
3 of 12
Group
West
Closed in winter
None

The 3 temples in Maharashtra

Listed by stotram number, which is a list order, not a travel order.

Bhimashankarभीमाशंकर
Town
Pune district
Rail
Pune Jn
Air
Pune (about 125 km)
Season
Oct to Feb · Open all year
GuideHow to reachWhere to stay
Trimbakeshwarत्र्यंबकेश्वर
Town
Nashik
Rail
Nashik Road (about 38 km)
Air
Nashik (Ozar) (about 50 km)
Season
Oct to Mar · Open all year
GuideHow to reachWhere to stay
Grishneshwarघृष्णेश्वर
Town
Sambhajinagar (Verul)
Rail
Aurangabad (about 29 km)
Air
Aurangabad (IXU) (about 40 km)
Season
Oct to Mar · Open all year
GuideHow to reachWhere to stay

A distance shows only where a trust or state source stated one; the rest are still to check.

Maharashtra on the map

Only the temples in Maharashtra are plotted. Open any pin for that temple's guide.

Each pin carries the temple's number in the stotram list, not a visiting order. Tap a pin for links.
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Other temples called jyotirlingas

Some other temples are also called jyotirlingas by local tradition. This site covers the twelve named in the Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Stotram as most guides list them, so those claims are out of scope here.

Beyond Maharashtra