Friday, September 2, 2016

Most Famous Lord Shiva Temples Across India

Lord Shiva, the destroyer is the most powerful and fascinating deity Of the Hindu trinity and has 1008 Names and worshipped in many form mostly in the form of Lingam. Major Lord Shiva temples includes 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva, Panch Kedar,Sabha temples,Panchaaraama temples and five famous temples of Lord Shiva on Tamil Nadu. Apart from the above here is the list of other famous temples of Lord Shiva around the country. These temples are located at different nook and corner of India. Image Source: Wikipedia

Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur

Brihadishwara-Temple

Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram

Shore-Temple

Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneswar

Lingaraj-Temple

Kotilingeshwara Temple, Kotilingeshwara

Kotilingeshwara-Temple

Daksheswara Mahadev Temple, Uttarakhand

daksheswara-mahadev-temple
Daksheswara Mahadev Temple is  a beautiful temple of Lord Shiva which is  also known as the Daksha Prajapati Mandir,located in the town of Kankhal in Uttarakhand.

Annamalaiyar Temple, Tamil Nadu

Arunchaleshvara-Temple

Murudeshwara Temple, Murudeshwara

Shiva-at-Murudeshwar

Vadakkunnathan Temple, Kerala

Vadakkunnathan-Temple

Bhavnath Mahadev Temple, Gujarat

Bhavnath_Mahadev-Temple
The Bhavnath Mahadev temple is located near the Girnar mountain range in the Junagadh district of Gujarat. The Shiva linga here is said to have emerged of its own.

Srikalahasti Temple, Andhra Pradesh

Kalahasti-temple

Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho

kandariya-mahadeva-temple

Tungnath Temple, Uttarakhand

Tungnath-Temple

Natarajar Temple, Tamil Nadu

Natraja_Temple

Jambukeswarar Temple

Jambukeswarar_Temple

Bhojpur Shiva Temple, Bhopal

Bhojpur-Bhopal
Bhojpur Temple in located near the capital city of Bhopal on the bank of Betwa river in Raisen District. The Bhojesvar  temple dedicated to great God Lord Shiva houses the largest Shiva Lingam in India.

Amarnath Temple

amarnath-cave-temple

Kailashnath Temple, Ellora

Kailash-shiva-linga
The Kailasa Temple of Ellora is the largest rock-cut ancient Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva in Ellora, Maharashtra, The temple is one of the 34 rock cut temples of Ellora Caves