List of Shiva temples in India

Shiva is a Hindu deity. As one of the Trimurti (supreme trinity) in the Hindu pantheon among Brahma and Vishnu, there are a number of temples dedicated to his worship in India and abroad. In Hinduism, Shiva is the supreme being regarded to perform the functions of creation, preservation, as well as the destruction of the universe. Hindu texts describe the worship of Shiva and the establishment of temples and shrines throughout the Indian subcontinent, commonly in the aniconic form of a lingam. The most prominent of these are the Jyotirlinga temples.

The 12 Jyotirlinga temples
The 12 Jyotirlinga temples as mentioned in the Shiva Purana are :-

Pancha Bhuta Sthalams (Five Elemental Manifestations)
In South India, five temples of Shiva are held to be particularly important, as being manifestations of him in the five elemental substances.

Pancharama temples
The Pancharama Kshetras (or the Pancharamas) are five ancient Hindu temples of Shiva situated in Andhra Pradesh. The lingams at these temples are made from a single lingam. As per the legend, this lingam was owned by the demon king Tarakasura. No one could win over him due to the power of this lingam. Finally, Kartikeya, the son of Shiva broke the lingam into five pieces and killed Tarakasura. The five pieces of lingam fell at five different places on earth namely,

Pancha Sabhai
The five temples located in Tamil Nadu where Shiva is believed to perform the tandava dance are:

Kashiswar Jiu temple
Kashiswar Jiu temple is in Andul of Howrah district near the Saraswati river, West Bengal in India. The presiding deity is a Banlinga which was recovered from the river in mid 17th century by Kashiswar Datta Chowdhury, a local zamindar. In 18th century a stone made yoni-like structure (Gauripatta) that symbolizes goddess Shakti has been attached with the lingam after Bargi attacked in 1741 AD. The deity is considered to be one of the oldest in the district. The temples are presently run by SrisriKashiswar Debottur Trust.

Andhra Pradesh

 * Kotappakonda
 * Kukkuteswara Temple, East Godavari
 * Pallikondeswara Temple, Surutapalli
 * Kapila Theertham, Tirupati

Assam

 * Mahabhairav Temple, Tezpur
 * Sivasagar Sivadol, Sivasagar
 * Sukreswar Temple, Guwahati
 * Umananda Temple, Guwahati

Bihar

 * Araria district
 * Sundarnath Temple, Araria


 * Bhagalpur district
 * Burhanath Temple, Bhagalpur
 * Budhanath Temple, Bhagalpur


 * Buxar district
 * Shri Adinath Akhara, Buxar


 * Darbhanga district
 * Mittheswarnath Shiv Temple, Chunabhatti


 * Kaimur district
 * Mundeshwari Temple, Ramgarh


 * Lakhisarai district
 * Ashokdham Temple


 * Madhubani district
 * Kapileshwar Temple, Rahika
 * Parasmaninath Temple, Madhubani
 * Ugna Mahadev Temple, Bhawanipur
 * Kalyaneshwar Mahadev Mandir
 * Gandiveshwar Sthan
 * Dakshineswar Nath Mahadev Mandir


 * Muzaffarpur district
 * Baba Garib Sthan Mandir, Muzaffarpur


 * Patna district
 * Nair temple, Patna


 * Samastipur district
 * Khudneshwar Asthan Morwa, Morwa


 * Vaishali district
 * Chaumukhi Mahadev, Basarh
 * Lal Keshwar Shiv Temple
 * Pataleshwar Mandir

Chhattisgarh

 * Bhoramdeo Temple
 * Mahadev Temple, Deobaloda

Goa

 * Mahadev Temple, Tambdi Surla
 * Mangueshi Temple
 * Nagueshi Temple, Bandora
 * Ramnathi Temple, Bandora
 * Saptakoteshwar, Narve
 * Vimleshwar Temple, Rivona

Gujarat

 * Somnath temple, Veraval

Jammu and Kashmir

 * Amarnath

Karnataka

 * Dharmasthala Temple, Dakshina Kannada
 * Kadri Manjunath Temple, Dakshina Kannada
 * Mahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna, Uttara Kannada
 * Murudeshwara, Uttara Kannada
 * Bhoganandishwara Temple, Chikkaballapur
 * Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu
 * Kotilingeshwara, Kolar
 * Srikanteshwara Temple, Nanjangud

Kerala

 * Chengannur Mahadeva Temple, Chengannur
 * Chowalloor Siva Temple,Guruvayoor
 * Elannummel Shiva temple
 * Ernakulam Shiva Temple, Ernakulam
 * Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple, Ettumanoor
 * Jagannath Temple, Thalassery
 * Kolathukara Shiva Temple
 * Kottiyoor Temple, Kottiyoor
 * Mammiyoor Temple,Guruvayoor
 * Pazhaya Sreekanteswaram Temple
 * Poonkunnam Siva Temple, Punkunnam
 * Rajarajeshwara Temple, Taliparamba
 * Sree Bhavaneeswara Temple, Palluruthy
 * Sreekanteswaram, Thiruvananthapuram
 * Thirunakkara Sree Mahadevar Temple
 * Thiru Nayathode Siva Narayana Temple
 * Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur
 * Vaikom Temple, Vaikom
 * Vazhappally Maha Siva Temple

Madhya Pradesh

 * Chhatarpur District
 * Brahma Temple at Khajuraho
 * Duladeo Temple at Khajuraho
 * Lalguan Mahadeva Temple at Khajuraho
 * Matangeshvara Temple at Khajuraho
 * Vishvanatha Temple at Khajuraho


 * Hoshangabad District
 * Jatashankar Cave Temple at Pachmarhi


 * Khandwa District
 * Omkareshwar Temple at Mandhata or Shivpuri


 * Mandsaur District
 * Pashupatinath Temple at Mandsaur


 * Morena District
 * Kakanmath Temple at Sihoniya


 * Neemuch District
 * Sukhanand Mahadev Ji Temple at Jawad


 * Raisen District
 * Bhojeshwar Temple at Bhojpur


 * Seoni District
 * Shri Kala Bhairava Nath Swami Temple at Adegaon


 * Ujjain District
 * Kal Bhairav Temple at Ujjain
 * Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple at Ujjain
 * Mangalnath Temple at Ujjain

Maharashtra
Shiv Mandir, Ambarnath


 * Aurangabad District
 * Kailasa Temple at Ellora Caves


 * Kolhapur District
 * Kopeshwar Temple, Khidrapur


 * Mumbai City District
 * Babulnath Temple at Malabar Hill
 * Walkeshwar Temple at Walkeshwar


 * Nashik District
 * Gondeshwar Temple at Sinnar
 * Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple at Trimbak City


 * Palghar District
 * Shiv Mandir, Maharashtra at Vangaon
 * Tungareshwar Temple at Vasai,


 * Pune District
 * Bhimashankar Temple at Pune District

Odisha

 * Akhandalamani Temple, Bhadrak
 * Baba Bhusandeswar Temple, Balasore
 * Chandaneswar, Balasore
 * Dhabaleswar, Cuttack
 * Gupteswar Cave temple, Jeypore
 * Kapilash Temple, Dhenkanal
 * Leaning Temple of Huma, Sambalpur
 * Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneswar
 * Mahavinayak Temple, Jajpur
 * Mukteshvara Temple, Bhubaneswar
 * Parashurameshvara Temple, Bhubaneswar

Punjab

 * Mukteshwar Mahadev Temple, Pathankot

Rajasthan

 * Sabli Temple, Dungarpur district
 * Rameshwar Mahadev Temple, Bundi District

Sikkim

 * Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple, Legship

Tamil Nadu

 * Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
 * Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram
 * Ardhanareeswarar Temple, Tiruchengode
 * Arunachalesvara Temple, Tiruvannamalai
 * Bhavani Sangameswarar Temple, Bhavani
 * Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur
 * Chandra Choodeswarar Temple, Hosur
 * Isha Foundation, Coimbatore
 * Jalantheeswarar Temple, Thakkolam
 * Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Chennai
 * Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Tenkasi
 * Marundeeswarar Temple, Chennai
 * Masilamaniswara Temple, Thirumullaivoyal
 * Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
 * Pariyur Kondathu Kaliamman Temple, Pariyur
 * Perur Pateeswarar Temple, Coimbatore
 * Sankaranayinarkoil, Sankarankovil
 * Sathyanatheswarar Temple, Kanchipuram
 * Thayumanaswami Temple, Tiruchirappalli
 * Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvottiyur
 * Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur
 * Vedapureeswarar Temple, Thiruverkadu
 * Virundeeswarar Temple, Coimbatore

Telangana

 * Chaya Someswara Temple, Nalgonda
 * Kaleshwara Mukteswara Swamy Temple, Kaleshwaram
 * Keesaragutta Temple, Keesaragutta
 * Raja Rajaeshwara Temple, Vemulavada
 * Ramappa Temple, Warangal

Uttarakhand

 * Baijnath, Uttarakhand
 * Baleshwar Temple, Champawat
 * Daksheswar Mahadev Temple, Kankhal
 * Gopinath Mandir, Chamoli Gopeshwar
 * Jageshwar, Almora
 * Kalpeshwar
 * Kedarnath Temple, Kedarnath
 * Madhyamaheshwar
 * Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, near Rishikesh
 * Panch Kedar
 * Rudranath
 * Rudreshwar Mahadev Temple
 * Tungnath, Chamoli district

Uttar Pradesh

 * Ghuisarnath Temple, Pratapgarh
 * Hajari Mahadev Temple, Etawah
 * Lodheshwar Mahadev Mandir, Barabanki
 * Shivdwar Uma Maheshwar Temple, Sonbhadra
 * Waneshwar Mahadev Temple, Kanpur
 * Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal

 * Byaspur Shiva Temple
 * Jalpesh Temple
 * Mahakal Temple, Darjeeling
 * Tarakeswar