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Most-Visited Shiv Jyoytirlings During Sawan

The Somnath temple, located in Veraval, Gujarat, is a sacred Hindu pilgrimage site, the first among twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva, with construction estimated from the 1st to 9th centuries CE.

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Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple, Andhra Pradesh's Hindu temple, is dedicated to Shiva and Parvati, representing them as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva and eighteen Shakti Pithas.

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Shri Mahakaleshwar of Ujjayini is a celebrated Jyotirlinga in India, revered by Purans and Sanskrit poets. Ujjain was central to Indian time calculation.

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Ramanathaswamy Temple, a renowned Hindu temple in the town, is one of 12 Jyotirlinga shrines, dedicated to Shiva, worshipped as a "pillar of light".

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Kedarnath Temple, located in Uttarakhand, India, is a Hindu temple and one of the twelve jyotirlinga of Shiva, situated near the Mandakini river.

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Varanasi, a Hindu city on the Ganges, is known for its Kashi Vishwanath Temple, a significant worship site holding the jyotirlinga of Shiva Vishveshwara.

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Omkareshwar is a Hindu temple in Mandhata, Madhya Pradesh, dedicated to Shiva and one of the 12 revered Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva.

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