Jyotirlinga

Location of the Jyotirlings.

A Jyotirlinga (Sanskrit: ज्योतिर्लिङ्ग, romanizedJyotirliṅga, lit.'lingam of light')[1] or Jyotirlingam is a devotional representation of the Hindu god Shiva. The word is a Sanskrit compound of jyotis ('radiance') and linga ('sign'). The Śiva Mahāpurāṇam (also Shiva Purana) mentions 64 original jyotirlinga shrines in India.