Guest guest Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Dear Ashok ji Jai Sairam Thanks very much for giving us darshan of 12Jotirlingas on eve of Sivarathi day. We old people cannot visit all these places. But we had the experince of being present there physically. May Sai shower blessings on both of you noble souls. Kind Regards. C.Madhava Rao. --- On Sun, 2/22/09, Ashok Gupta <veena_gupta_2000 wrote: Ashok Gupta <veena_gupta_2000 12_jyotirlingas.pps Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009, 8:53 AM Dear Devotes Jai Sai Ram Here I forward you a power point presentation on the occassion of Mahasivratri. Have Darshan of all the 12 Mahalingam and pass on to your friends and relatives if you so desire, No compelsion at all. Ashok Gupta veena_gupta_ 2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Sai Ram All, Does anyone know what each lingam means? It was a great blessing to have a chance to have darshan for each type of lingam. It would be an extra treat to know what each of those meant. Sai Ram, --- On Sat, 2/21/09, Madhav Rao <cmrao37 wrote: Madhav Rao <cmrao37Re: 12_jyotirlingas.pps Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 8:53 PM Dear Ashok ji Jai Sairam Thanks very much for giving us darshan of 12Jotirlingas on eve of Sivarathi day. We old people cannot visit all these places. But we had the experince of being present there physically. May Sai shower blessings on both of you noble souls. Kind Regards. C.Madhava Rao. --- On Sun, 2/22/09, Ashok Gupta <veena_gupta_ 2000 > wrote: Ashok Gupta <veena_gupta_ 2000 > 12_jyotirlingas. ppsSunday, February 22, 2009, 8:53 AM Dear Devotes Jai Sai Ram Here I forward you a power point presentation on the occassion of Mahasivratri. Have Darshan of all the 12 Mahalingam and pass on to your friends and relatives if you so desire, No compelsion at all. Ashok Gupta veena_gupta_ 2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 The Shiv Puran has all the stories associated with all the 12 jyotirlingams.The Shiv Puran can be obtained at the following site:http://www.dharmakshetra.com/literature/puranas/puranas.html On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 11:04 PM, Radhana Singh <rsing wrote: Sai Ram All, Does anyone know what each lingam means? It was a great blessing to have a chance to have darshan for each type of lingam. It would be an extra treat to know what each of those meant. Sai Ram, --- On Sat, 2/21/09, Madhav Rao <cmrao37 wrote: Madhav Rao <cmrao37Re: 12_jyotirlingas.pps Saturday, February 21, 2009, 8:53 PM Dear Ashok ji Jai Sairam Thanks very much for giving us darshan of 12Jotirlingas on eve of Sivarathi day. We old people cannot visit all these places. But we had the experince of being present there physically. May Sai shower blessings on both of you noble souls. Kind Regards. C.Madhava Rao. --- On Sun, 2/22/09, Ashok Gupta <veena_gupta_ 2000 > wrote: Ashok Gupta <veena_gupta_ 2000 > 12_jyotirlingas. ppsSunday, February 22, 2009, 8:53 AM Dear Devotes Jai Sai Ram Here I forward you a power point presentation on the occassion of Mahasivratri. Have Darshan of all the 12 Mahalingam and pass on to your friends and relatives if you so desire, No compelsion at all. Ashok Gupta veena_gupta_ 2000 -- The day belongs to Lord Brahma,The night to the Great Lord Shiva,And the period in betweenIs what belongs to the Preserver.************************************* Mr. Apurva B. GaglaniMumbai, India9323545666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Even today devotees are said to have got his darshan in the form of jyoti at these places. The 12 jyotirlinga shrines, popularly known as the Dwadasa Jyotirlinga shrines are considered to be very holy by the Hindus. The Jyotirlingas have held an important position in the Indian belief system. The Jyotirlinga temples have a rich tradition and each temple has a legend attached to it. They are situated in different parts of India. The northernmost Jyotirlinga is located in the snow clad Himalayas at Kedarnath. The southernmost Jyotirlinga is situated at Rameswaram. These temples provide a fine view of Indian architecture and definitely add to the rich glory and tradition of Indian history. These places are a must visit both in terms of pilgrimage and as tourist destinations.The 12 Jyotirlinga temples are the following :- 1. Somnath is the foremost of the twelve Jyotirlinga Shrines of Shiva. It is held in reverence throughout India and is rich in legend, tradition, and history. It is located at Prabhas Patan in Saurashtra in Gujarat.2. MallikÄrjuna, also called ÅšrÄ«Å›aila, is the name of the pillar located on a mountain on the river Krishna. Srisailam, near Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh enshrines Mallikarjuna in an ancient temple that is architecturally and sculpturally rich. Adi Shankara composed his Sivananda Lahiri here.3. Mahakal, Ujjain (or Avanti) in Madhya Pradesh is home to the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple. The Lingam at Mahakal is believed to be Swayambhu, the only one of the 12 Jyotirlingams to be so. It is also the only one facing south.4. Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh on an island in the Narmada river is home to a Jyotirlinga shrine and the Amareshwar temple.5. Kedarnath in Uttarakhand is the northernmost of the Jyotirlingas. Kedarnath, nestled in the snow-clad Himalayas, is an ancient shrine, rich in legend and tradition. It is accessible only by foot, and only for six months a year.6. Bhimashankar, in the Sahyadri range of Maharashtra, contains a Jyotirlinga shrine associated with Shiva destroying the demon Tripurasura.7. Varanasi (Benares) in Uttar Pradesh is home to the Vishwanath Jyotirling temple.8. Trimbakeshwar, near Nashik in Maharashtra, has a Jyotirlinga shrine associated with the origin of the Godavari river.9. Baidyanathdham in Deoghar, Jharkhand Vaidyanath Temple, also called Vaijnath Temple and Baidyanth Temple is located at Deogarh in the Santal Parganas region of Jharkhand in the south west of Keeul Station.10. Nageshwar Temple, Dwarka in Gujarat is home to the Nageshwar Jyotirlinga temple. However, the term "daruka vane" in the shloka (religious verse) for Nageshwar has also been interpreted for Jageshwar, also situated in the Himalaya. Daruka vane means deodar forest.11. Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu is home to the vast Ramalingeswarar Jyotirlinga temple and is revered as the southernmost of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of India. It enshrines the RameÅ›vara ("Lord of Rama") pillar.12. Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga shrine, in Aurangabad Maharashtra, is located near the --- On Mon, 23/2/09, Radhana Singh <rsing wrote:Radhana Singh <rsingRe: 12_jyotirlingas.pps Date: Monday, 23 February, 2009, 11:04 PM Sai Ram All, Does anyone know what each lingam means? It was a great blessing to have a chance to have darshan for each type of lingam. It would be an extra treat to know what each of those meant. Sai Ram, --- On Sat, 2/21/09, Madhav Rao <cmrao37 > wrote: Madhav Rao <cmrao37 >Re: 12_jyotirlingas. ppsSaturday, February 21, 2009, 8:53 PM Dear Ashok ji Jai Sairam Thanks very much for giving us darshan of 12Jotirlingas on eve of Sivarathi day. We old people cannot visit all these places. But we had the experince of being present there physically. May Sai shower blessings on both of you noble souls. Kind Regards. C.Madhava Rao. --- On Sun, 2/22/09, Ashok Gupta <veena_gupta_ 2000 > wrote: Ashok Gupta <veena_gupta_ 2000 > 12_jyotirlingas. ppsSunday, February 22, 2009, 8:53 AM Dear Devotes Jai Sai Ram Here I forward you a power point presentation on the occassion of Mahasivratri. Have Darshan of all the 12 Mahalingam and pass on to your friends and relatives if you so desire, No compelsion at all. Ashok Gupta veena_gupta_ 2000 Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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