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Five Dhams
Shri
Badrinath - In U.P.
Shri Dwarkanath Dham - In Gujarat province
Shri Jagganath Dham (Puri) - In Orissa
Sri Rameswaram - In Tamilnadu state
Sri Baidyanath Dham (Bihar) - In Bihar near Patna.
Seven Puris (Saptapuri)
Kashi (Benares)
Kanchipuram
Mayapuri (Haridwar) - in U.P.
Ayodhyapuri - In U.P.
Dwarkapuri
Mathurapuri
Avantikapuri (Ujjaini) - In U.P.
Five Kedars (Pnchakedar) - All are
in the Himalayas
Sri Kedarnath
Sri Madhyameswar
Sri Tunganath
Sri Rudranath
Sri Kaleswar
Seven Badris (Sapta Badri) - All are
in the Himalayas
Sri Badrinath Dham
- In the Himalayas
Adi Badri - Ancient Badri
Briddha Badri - Old Badri
Bhaviswa Badri - Future Badri
Yog Badri
Adi Badri in Tibet
Nrisingha Badri
Panchnatha (Five Nathas)
North - Sri Badrinath
South - Sri Ranganath (Sri Rangam)
East - Sri Jagannath
West - Sri Dwarkanath
Centre - Sri Gobardhannath (Near Sri Nath in Rajasthan)
Panchkashi (Five Kashis)
Kashi - Benaras or
Varanasi
Guptakashi
Uttarkashi
Dakshinkashi
Shivakashi Virudhanagar on Trivandaram line.
Sapta Saraswati (Seven Saraswatis)
- Rivers of knowledge
Suprabha - Pushkar
in Rajasthan
Kanchanakhi - Naimish
Vishal - Gaya in Bihar
Manorama - South Koshal
Bhogawati - Kurukchetra
Suranu - Haridwar in U.P.
Vindodhaka - Himalaya
Saptaganga (Seven Ganagas) - Rivers
of life
Vagirathi
Briddhaganga - Old Ganaga
Kalindi
Saraswati
Kaveri
Narmada
Veni
Sapta punya nadi (Seven pious rivers)
Ganga
Yamuna
Godavari
Saraswati
Narmada
Sindhu
Kaveri
Sapta Kchetra (Seven Battlegrounds)
Kurukchetra - In Hariyana.
Hariharakcehtra - Sonpur
Prabhaskchetra - Gujarat
Ramkchetra - In U.P. near Mathura
Bhungakchetra - Bhuruch
Puroshottamkchetra - In Orissa near Puri
Sukarkchetra - Saro
Panchasarovar
(Five lakes)
Bindusarovar - Siddhapur
Narayan Sarovar - Kaccha
Pampa sarovar - Mysore
Pushkar sarovar - Rajasthan
Man sarovar - Tibet
Nava Aranay (Nine forests)
Dandakaranay
Sandhyakaranay
Pushkaranay
Naimisharanay
Kurujangal - Forest of the Kurus or Kauravas
Utpalhartakaranya
Jambumarga
Himbadranaranay
Arbudraranaya
Chaturdash Prayag (Fourteen Prayag)
Prayagraj (Ganga -
Yamuna - Saraswati)
Devaprayag (Alalananada - Vagirathi)
Rudraprayag (Alakananda - Mandakini)
Karnaprayag (Alakananda - Pindurganaga)
Nanada prayag (Alakananda - Nanda)
Vishnuprayag (Vishnuganga - Alakananda)
Suryaprayag (Mandakini - Alashtaranginin)
Inguprayag (Bhagirathi - Nyasganga)
Somprayag (Som - Manadakini)
Bhaskarprayag
Hariprayag (Hariganaga - Bhagirathi)
Guptaprayag (Neelganaga - Vagirathi)
Shyamprayag (Shyamganga - Bhagirathi)
Keshavprayag (Alakananda - Saraswati)
Chatur Kumbha (Five lakes)
Haridwar
Prayag - near Allahabad
Nasik
Ujjain
Dwadash Jyotirlingam (Twelve Shiva
Lingas)
Sri Somnath - Gujarat
Sri Mallikarjuna - Tamailnadu - Krishna river
Sri Mahakaleshwar (The great ending or time)
Sri Omkareswar - M.P. in Omkareswar Road. The temple is
in the middle of the Narmada River in an island. Shiva had
manifested here because of prayers from devotees. It is
one of the great lingas. It gives worshippers many boons.
Sri Kedarnath - U.P. in the Himalayas
Sri Bhimashnabara - Maharastra near Dakini
Sri Viswesvara - U.P. in Benares
Sri Vaidyanath dham - Bihar
Sri Nageswar - Gujarat near Dwarka or Darukavan
Sri Trambbakeswar - Near the Gomati River
Sri Rameswaram - in South
Sri Ghuseswar - Aurangabad, Maharastra
Sri Amarnath - In the Himalayas
Other important Shiva lingas
Pashupatinath - Nepal
Sundareswar - Madura
Kumbheswar - Kumbhakoman
Vrihadiswar - Tanjor
Pakchititrtha - Changalptet, Madras.
Mahabaleswar - Puna
Amarnath - Kashmir.
Vaidyanath - Kangra
Trakeswar - W. Bengal
Bhubaneswar - Orissa.
Kandoria Shiva - Khajuraho Ekalinga - Udaipur
Gaurishankar (Shiva Parvati) - Jabbalpur
Hariswar - Man Sarovar
Vyasewar - Near Benares
Madhyameswar - Kashi
Hatkeswar - Buranagar
Mukta Parmeswar - Arunachal
Pratigeswar - Cronacha Parvat
Kapaleswar - Cronacha Parvat
Kumareswar - Cronacha Parvat
Sarveswar - Chittor
Stamveswar - Chittor, Jayantast
Ajaya Amarendra - Mahendra Mountain
Ekandrenath - Shivakunchi
Jmabukeswar - Trichinapalli
Teja Linga - Chiadambaram Billapuram
Kalhastiswar - In Andhra near the Tirupati temple
Dwadash Parvatis (Twelve famous idols
of Parvati or Shakti)
Kmakhi - Kanchipuram
Bhrmaranta - Mayelgiri
Kumari - Kanayakumari
Ambadevi - Gujarat
Mahalakchmi - Kolhapur
Kalika - Ujjaini
Lalitadevi - Prayag
Bindhyavasini - Bindhya Parvat (Mountain)
Vishalakchi - Varanasi (Benares)
Mangalarati - Gaya
Sundari - W. Benga
Guhayakesari - Nepal
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