Ghṛṣṇeśvara of Ellora

Hindu / Shaiva - Location: Verul (Ellora), Aurangabad, Maharashtra (20.0181°N, 75.1769°E) Ghṛṣṇeśvara — 12th and last of the 12 Jyotir-liṅgas — sits adjacent to the UNESCO-listed Ellora Cave complex (6th–10th c. CE). The temple is smaller than the other Jyotirlingas. The name comes from a legend of a devotee named Ghṛṣṇā whose son was drowned by a jealous co-wife; Shiva restored him. Maratha queen Ahilyabai Holkar (18th c.) rebuilt the current structure. Pilgrims traditionally comple