Grishneshwar Temple
- Location
- Ellora, Maharashtra, India
- Deity
- Shiva
- Built
- 18th century
- Architecture
- Hemadpanthi
The twelfth Jyotirlinga, located near the world-famous Ellora Caves in Maharashtra.
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Darshan, Seva & Bookings
Timings, online darshan/booking and donation services are handled by the temple management on their official channels.
We do not list third-party booking or donation links; always use the official source above.
History & Significance
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.
Festivals
Festival dates follow the traditional calendar and vary each year — confirm dates with the official website.
Pilgrimage Circuits
This temple is part of the following pilgrimage circuit:
Nearby Temples
- Shirdi Sai Baba Temple
- Shani Shingnapur Temple
- Trimbakeshwar Temple
- Bhimashankar Temple
- Takht Sri Hazur Sahib
Distances are straight-line approximations from sourced coordinates.
Sources
- Wikipedia Reference