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12 Jyotilinga Tours
(20 Days) BY FLIGHT
Jyotirlinga shrines are held in great
reverence in Hinduism. Puranas talk in
detail about the significance of
greatness of the Jyotirlingas. It goes
on to say that by reciting the name of
12 Jyotirlinga a devotee can eliminate
all the sins. Besides, the devotee
becomes calm, chaste and pure as he
becomes illuminated and enlightened
with supreme and divine knowledge.
According to a legend of
Lingodbhavamurthy narrated in Linga
Purana, once Lord Vishnu and Lord
Brahma were fighting to prove who was
the Supreme Being. At this point, Lord
Shiva appeared as a flaming Linga and
challenged the duo to measure the
gigantic Linga (phallic symbol of Lord
Shiva). Brahma and Vishnu decided to
find one end each and declared that
whoever returned first would be
acknowledged as supreme. Vishnu assumed
the form of a boar and went down.
Brahma, in the form of a swan, flew
upwards. They searched for days but in
vain and returned to the starting point
exhausted and bewildered. At that
moment, the central part of the pillar
split open and Shiva revealed himself
in his full glory. Brahma and Vishnu
realized their mistake and acknowledged
Shiva as the Supreme Being.
Day 01: Arrive
Delhi, over night at Hotel
Day 02: To
Varanasi
Take a morning flight to Varanasi, after check in at Hotel leave
for Vishwanath Jyotirling, Vishwanath
Temple is located amidst the crowded
lanes in the holy city of Varanasi also
known as Kashi and Benaras. The
Vishwanath Temple enshrines one of the
twelve Jyotirlingams of Lord Shiva and
is one of the most revered pilgrimage
sites for Hindus. It is believed that
Varanasi is the point at which the
first Jyotirlinga, the fiery pillar of
light by which Shiva manifested his
supremacy over other gods, broke
through the earth\u2019s crust and
flared towards the heavens. More than
the Ghats and even the Ganga, the
Shivalinga installed in the temple
remain the devotional focus of Varanasi.
Millions of pilgrims converge here to
perform an abhishekam to the sacred
Jyotirlingam with sacred water of river
Ganga.Over night at Hotel.
Day 03: Full day in Varanasi,
over night at Hotel.
Day 04: To
Patna
Take a morning flight to Patna
and visit Vaidyanath Jyotirling,
Vaidyanath Temple, also called Vaijnath
Temple and Baidyanth Temple is located
at Deogarh in the Santal Parganas
region of Bihar in the south west of
Keeul Station. Baidyanath shrine is
revered as one of the twelve
Jyotirlingams of Shiva. It may be noted
that some schools of thought believe
Vaidyanath near Parali in Andhra
Pradesh to be the Vaidyanatha
Jyotirlingam, over night at Hotel in
Patna
Day 05: To
Indor
Leave for Indore in Madhya
Pradesh by car / Flight, check in at
Hotel and leave for Sri OmKareshwar
Jyotirling (100 Km from Indore),
Omkareshwar Temple is situated on the
mountain Mandhata by the banks of
Narmada River in the Malva area in
Madhya Pradesh. Omkareshwar Temple is
one of the 12 revered Jyotirlinga
shrines of Shiva. The temple is closely
linked with Mammaleshwar Temple
(situated on the south of river Narmada)
as both the forms of Shiva have been
counted as one, over night at hotel in
Indore.
Day 06: To
Ujjain
Early morning leave for Ujjain
by car to visit Mahakaleshwara
Jyotirling, Mahakaleshwara Temple is
located by the banks of river Kshipra,
in the dense Mahakal forests in Ujjain,
Madhya Pradesh. It is an important
Shaivaite pilgrimage centre in North
India and is revered as one of the 12
Jyotilinga manifestations of Shiva.
Over night at hotel in Indore.
Day 07: To
Rajkot
Leave for Rajkot in Gujarat by
car , visit Somnath Jyotirling ,
Somnath Temple Jyotirlinga is situated
at Somnath Patan (the south coast of
Saurashtra), near Veraval in (Prabhas
Kshetra) Kathaiwad district in Gujarat.
Somnath is considered to be the first
of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Shiva and is
a revered pilgrimage center in India,
over night at hotel in Rajkot. .
Day 08 : Leave from Rajkot to Surat,
over night at Hotel in Surat.
Day 09: To
Aurangabad
Early morning leave for Aurangabad in Maharastra, after check
in at Hotel visit Sri Trimbakeshwar
Jyotirling , Shri Trimbakeshwar Temple
is located at a distance of about 30-km
from Nasik in Maharashtra near the
mountain named Brahmagiri from which
the river Godavari flows. Trimbakeshwar
Temple is revered as one of the 12
Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva and as the
source of the river Godavari. Just as
Ganga is known as Bhagirathi and is one
of the most important rivers in North
India, in the same way, Godavari is
also known as Gautami Ganga and is the
most sacred river in South India. Over
night at hotel in Aurangabad. .
Day 10: Day in Aurangabad,
Visit Ajanta
Allora caves and visit Sri Grishneshwar
Jyotirling, Grishneshwar Temple is an
ancient pilgrimage site revered as the
abode of one of the 12 Jyotirlinga
manifestation of Lord Shiva. The
Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga shrine is
located at a village called Verul,
which lies 20 km from Daulatabad (near
Aurangabad in Maharashtra) and
approximately 100 kms from Manmad
station. Located close to Daulatabad
(once known as Devagiri) is the popular
tourist attractions Ajanta –
Ellora.over night at hotel in
Aurangabad. .
Day 11: Leave
for Hyderabad, over night at hotel.
Day 12:
Early morning leave for Sri Mallikarjun Jyotirling, Mallikarjun
Temple is situated on Shri Shaila
Mountain by the banks of the Patal
Ganga, Krishna River in the southern
state of Andhra Pradesh. Also known as
Kailash of the South, Mallikarjuna
constitutes one of the 12 Jyotirlingam
shrines of Shiva and is one of the
greatest Shaivaite shrines in India.
The presiding deities of Mallikarjuna
Temple are Mallikarjuna (Shiva) and
Bhramaramba (Devi). Every year there is
a fair organized on account of
Mahashivratri, over night at hotel in
Hyderabad. .
Day 13:
Early morning leave for Bangalore (525
km), over night at Hotel in Bangalore.
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Day 14:
Early morning leave for Madurai
in Tamil Nadu; check in at hotel and in
the night leave for Sri Rameshwaram
Jyotirling. Rameshwaram Temple is
situated in the island of Rameshwaram,
off the Sethu coast of Tamil Nadu and
is reached via the Pamban Bridge across
the sea. The huge temple is known for
its long ornate corridors, towers and
36 theerthams, overnight at Madurai.
Day 15:
After breakfast leave for Bangalore,
over night at Hotel in Bangalore.
Day 16:
Take morning flight to Pune
Maharastra, Visit Sri Bhimashankar
Jyotirling, and Bhimashankar Temple
Jyotirlinga is situated in the ghat
region of the Sahyadri hills in the
village of Bhavagiri, 50-km North West
of Khed, near Pune in Maharashtra.
Bhima Shankar Temple lies on the banks
of the river Bhima. Bhimashankar is
also the source of the river Bhima,
which flows southeast and merges with
the Krishna River near Raichur. The
other Jyotirlinga shrines in
Maharashtra are Tryambakeshwar and
Grishneshwar. It may be noted that
according to the Shiv Purana the
Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga is situated on
the Mountain Brahmapur in district
Kamrup, Assam.
Day 17: Leave for Vadodara in Gujarat,
over night at Vadodara. .
Day 18: Early morning leave for Saurashtra in Gujarat visit Sri
Nageshwar Jyotirling, Nageshwar Temple
or Nagnath Temple is located on the
route between Gomati Dwarka and the
Bait Dwarka Island on the coast of
Saurashtra in Gujarat. The Jyotirlinga
enshrined in the Temple of Nagnath is
known as Nageshwar Mahadev and attracts
thousands of pilgrims all round the
year. This powerful Jyotirlinga
symbolizes protection from all poisons.
It is said that those who pray to the
Nageshwar Linga become free of poison.
The Rudra Samhita sloka refers to
Nageshwar with the phrase 'Daarukaavane
Naagesham'. .
Day 19: Leave for Vadodara
and take a flight back to Delhi, over
night at Hotel.
Day 20: Full day in Delhi, Sight seeing
including Red Fort, Qutab Minar, Lotus
Temple, Swaminaran temple .over night
at hotel.
Day 21:
Tour end
COST OF THE TOUR:
1600 POUNDS PER PERSON
NET
(MINIMUM 25 PAX)
COST
INCLUDES:
* ALL DOMESTIC AIR TICKETS WHERE MENTIONED
• COST IS INCLUSIVE OF ACCOMMODATION WITH ALL MEALS.
• EVERY DAY BOTTLE OF MINERAL DURING THE TRIP.
• PROVIDE 3-4 STAR HOTELS AND ON TWIN SHARING BASIS.
• ALL ENTRY TICKETS AND PERMITS.
• TOUR BY 36 SEATER AIR CONDITIONED LUXURY COACH.
Cost does not include:
. Any airfare or airport tax
. Expenses of personal nature
. Monument charges.
. Any other expenses not mentioned in the “cost include”
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