{"id":229,"date":"2024-07-11T08:42:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T08:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travel.adsxpedia.com\/?p=229"},"modified":"2025-03-06T11:55:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T11:55:53","slug":"jyotirlingas-in-maharashtra-names-itinerary-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goxpedia.com\/jyotirlingas-in-maharashtra-names-itinerary-and-more.htm","title":{"rendered":"Jyotirlinga in Maharashtra: Names, Itinerary, And More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\\\"https:\/\/goxpedia.com\/\\\">Jyotirlingas <\/a>are established in India, as per ancient scriptures and Maharashtra is home to five of them. Learn the names, stories and itineraries to visit there in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\\\"><img src=\\\"https:\/\/goxpedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/list-of-jyotirlinga-in-maharashtra-names-1024x576.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-230\\\" style=\\\"width:1170px;height:auto\\\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shaivism\\\">Shiva<\/a>\u00a0legend from the <a href=\\\"https:\/\/goxpedia.com\/\\\">Shiva Purana<\/a>, once,\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brahma\\\">Brahma<\/a>\u00a0(the god of creation) and\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vishnu\\\">Vishnu<\/a>\u00a0(the god of preservation) had an argument over their supremacy.<sup><a href=\\\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jyotirlinga#cite_note-R.-2\\\">[2]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0To settle the debate,\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shiva\\\">Shiva<\/a>\u00a0pierced the three worlds, appearing as a huge, infinite pillar of light, the\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/goxpedia.com\/\\\"><em>jyotirlinga.<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>Brahma and Vishnu decided to ascend and descend across a pillar of light respectively, to find the end of the light in either direction. According to some iterations, Vishnu assumed his\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Varaha\\\">Varaha<\/a>\u00a0avatar to achieve this task, while Brahma rode a\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hamsa_(bird)\\\">hamsa<\/a>\u00a0(swan).<sup><a href=\\\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jyotirlinga#cite_note-3\\\">[3]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Brahma lied that he had discovered the end of the light, producing a ketak\u012b flower as proof, while Vishnu admitted that he could not find the end of the light from his journey.<sup><a href=\\\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jyotirlinga#cite_note-4\\\">[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The dishonesty of Brahma angered Shiva, causing him to curse the creator deity that he would not be worshipped; he also declared that Vishnu would be eternally worshipped for his honesty.<sup><a href=\\\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jyotirlinga#cite_note-5\\\">[5]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/goxpedia.com\/\\\">The\u00a0<em>jyotirlinga<\/em><\/a>\u00a0shrines are regarded to be the temples where Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jyotirlingas are established in India, as per ancient scriptures and Maharashtra is home to five of them. 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