Grishneshwar temple

Aurangabad district, India

Also known as: घृश्णेश्वरःघृष्णेश्वरघृष्णेश्वर मन्दिरঘৃষ্ণেশ্বর মন্দিরઘૃષ્ણેશ્વરଘୃଷ୍ଣେଶ୍ୱର ମନ୍ଦିରகிரிஸ்னேஸ்வரர் கோயில், ஔரங்கபாத்ఘృష్ణేశ్వర్ జ్వోతిర్లింగంಶ್ರೀ ಗೃಷ್ಣೇಶ್ವರ ಜ್ಯೋತಿರ್ಲಿಂಗഘൃഷ്ണേശ്വർ

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Ghrishneshwar Jyotirlinga, also known as Grishneswhar, is a Hindu temple of Shiva in Verul village of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. It is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga mandirs. The mandir is a national protected site, one and a half kilometers away from the Ellora Caves, 30 kilometres north-west of the Aurangabad, and 300 kilometres east-northeast far from Mumbai. Ghrishneshwar is mentioned in the Shiva Purana, the Skanda Purana, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.[2]

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Key facts

Presiding deityShiva[1]
Heritage listingMonument of National Importance[1]
LocationAurangabad district, India
StatusActive

Sources

  1. Wikidata Q1092799 — Wikidata
  2. Ghrishneshwar Temple - Wikipedia — Wikipedia