{"id":8486,"date":"2026-04-16T09:09:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/04\/16\/the-12-jyotirlingas-where-shiva-is-believed-to-still-reside-heres-how-to-visit-them\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:09:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:09:31","slug":"the-12-jyotirlingas-where-shiva-is-believed-to-still-reside-heres-how-to-visit-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=8486","title":{"rendered":"The 12 Jyotirlingas where Shiva is believed to still reside; here\u2019s how to visit them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-130301629,imgsize-169926.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<p>Going on a spiritual, transformative journey is the latest trend in India. Travellers, believers and religiously-included people are becoming more conscious about their faith and travelling across India\u2019s sacred geography in search of what we call peace and salvation. In this journey, the 12 Jyotirlinga temples hold a great significance. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, each Jyotirlinga holds unique importance. The Shivalingams are believed to have self-manifested at these 12 spots and are said to bless devotees with protection, clarity, healing, and liberation. <br \/>From the snow-covered Himalayas to sea shores, these are not just temples\u2014they are considered a powerhouse of spiritual and cosmic energy. Let\u2019s have a closer look at these divine temples and how to reach them (in order):<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/life-style\/travel\/destinations\/the-12-jyotirlingas-where-shiva-is-believed-to-still-reside-heres-how-to-visit-them\/photostory\/130301629.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Going on a spiritual, transformative journey is the latest trend in India. Travellers, believers and religiously-included people are becoming more conscious about their faith and travelling across India\u2019s sacred geography in search of what we call peace and salvation. In this journey, the 12 Jyotirlinga temples hold a great significance. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, each&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-style"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}