12 Jyotirlinga yatra: temples, routes and how to plan
The 12 Jyotirlingas of Shiva, where each one is, how to group them into practical circuits, darshan and aarti bookings, best months and costs.
By the Agrima Holidays Team · Updated October 2026 · 2 min read
The 12 Jyotirlingas
- Somnath, Gujarat
- Nageshwar, near Dwarka, Gujarat
- Mallikarjuna, Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh
- Mahakaleshwar, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
- Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh
- Kedarnath, Uttarakhand
- Bhimashankar, Maharashtra
- Trimbakeshwar, near Nashik, Maharashtra
- Grishneshwar, near Ellora, Maharashtra
- Kashi Vishwanath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Vaidyanath, Deoghar, Jharkhand
- Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu
How to group them
Few pilgrims visit all twelve at once. Practical circuits:
- Madhya Pradesh: Ujjain and Omkareshwar, three nights from Indore
- Maharashtra: Trimbakeshwar, Grishneshwar and Bhimashankar, often with Shirdi, five to six nights
- Gujarat: Somnath and Nageshwar with Dwarka, four to five nights
- South: Mallikarjuna and Rameshwaram, combined with Tirupati or Madurai
- North: Kedarnath in the Char Dham season, and Kashi Vishwanath with Prayagraj and Ayodhya
- East: Vaidyanath at Deoghar, from Patna or Kolkata
Bookings
- Mahakaleshwar bhasma aarti in Ujjain: book online on the temple’s official website well in advance
- Kashi Vishwanath: sugam darshan and aarti tickets online
- Kedarnath: registration with the Uttarakhand portal is mandatory
- Somnath: evening aarti and the light and sound show need no booking
When to go
October to March suits most circuits. Shravan, from July to August, and Maha Shivratri draw the largest crowds. Kedarnath opens only from about May to November.
What it costs
Our Ujjain Mahakal and Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga trip and the Srisailam Mallikarjuna trip start from the prices on their package pages. We build multi-state Jyotirlinga circuits on request with flights, trains and cars.
Tell us which temples you want and we send a plan within 24 hours on working days.
