Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga
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Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga temple, also known as Baba dham and Baidyanath dham is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga
s, the most sacred abodes of Shiva
. The location of Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga is disputed. The claimed locations are:
Jyotirlinga
A Jyotirlinga or Jyotirling or Jyotirlingam is a shrine where Lord Shiva, an aspect of God in Hinduism is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam or "Lingam of light." There are twelve traditional Jyotirlinga shrines in India....
s, the most sacred abodes of Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
. The location of Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga is disputed. The claimed locations are:
- Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga, Deogarh, Jharkhand
- Vaijnath temple, Parli, MaharashtraParli, MaharashtraParli is a city and a municipal council in Beed district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Demographics: India census, Parli had a population of 88,510. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Parli has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%:...
- Baijnath temple, Baijnath, Himachal PradeshBaijnath, Himachal PradeshBaijnath is a town in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. It is roughly fourteen kilometres from the town of Palampur. It is very famous all over the world as it is believed to be one of twelve jyotirlingas according to popular legends.-Geography:...