❓ How many Jyotirlingas are there in India and what are their names?

There are 12 principal Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva in India. Jyotirlingas refer to those sacred forms of Lord Shiva where there is a religious belief of the luminous presence of Shiva.

The names of the 12 Jyotirlingas of India are —

1. Somnath Jyotirlinga — Gujarat
2. Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga — Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh
3. Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga — Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
4. Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga — Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh
5. Kedarnath Jyotirlinga — Uttarakhand
6. Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga — Maharashtra
7. Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga — Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
8. Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga — Nashik, Maharashtra
9. Baidyanath Jyotirlinga — Deoghar, Jharkhand
10. Nageshwar Jyotirlinga — Dwarka, Gujarat
11. Ramanathaswamy Jyotirlinga — Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
12. Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga — Verul (Ellora), Maharashtra

Thus, 12 famous Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva are recognized in India. All of these are famous as extremely sacred Shiva pilgrimages in Hinduism.