Alaṅguḍi — Navagraha Guru (Jupiter) sthala
Amarnath — the natural-ice liṅga of Kashmir
Lord of Amarnath
Agni Liṅga — fire-element
Avinashi-appar of Avinashi — the Revival Shiva
Hariharaputra — the celibate god of Sabarimala
Kedārnāth — Shiva at 3,583m, 5th Jyotirlinga
Lord of Knowledge
Baijnāth — 12th-c. Shiva of Kangra
Kedāreśvara — Kāśī-Kedarnāth link
Kōttiyūr Bhagavatī — Dakshina Kashi Shiva-Shakti
Fierce Form of Shiva
Bhīmaśaṅkara — Sixth Jyotirlinga
Bijlī Mahādev — Shiva of the lightning-liṅga
Lord of Lightning
Great Lord
Ākāśa Liṅga — space-element / Lord of the Cosmic Dance
Airāvateśvara — UNESCO Living Chola Temple
Devasenā — Murugan's first consort
Pṛthvī Liṅga — earth-element
Ettumānnūr — second of 108 Kerala Shiva temples
Second great Chola temple — Rajendra Chola
Ghṛṣṇeśvara — Twelfth and final Jyotirlinga
Gokarṇa — where Ravana stopped with Atma-linga
Khaṇḍobā of Tulajapur — Latur district
Ghṛṣṇeśvara — 12th of the 12 Jyotirlingas, adjacent to Ellora
Ḍāgunji — rare 2-handed Ganesha of Uttara Kannada
Lord of Jageshwar
Eklingji — Shiva as the supreme of Mewar kings
Kāla-Bhairava — chief-of-police of Varanasi
Kāla Bhairava — Kotwal (police chief) of Kashi
Lord of Kashi
Vāyu Liṅga — air-element
Kalpeśvar — 5th and only year-round Pañca Kedar
God of Desire — Lord of Love
Jvara-hareshwara of Kanchi — fever-remover
Metrali-eswarar — the "upper-floor" Shiva of Kanchi
Kailāsanātha — earliest Pallava stone temple
Kañjanūr — Navagraha Śukra (Venus) sthala
Kapālīśvara — Shiva of Mylapore, Chennai
The Divine Warrior — Son of Shiva
Pasu-pateeswarar — Lord of the beasts
9th of the 12 Jyotirlingas
Lord of the Universe of Varanasi
Kashmir Shaivism
Kedar-Gaurī — Shiva-Shakti jointly
Lord of the Himalayan Hump — Jyotirlinga of the Char Dham
Kīḻpeṟumpalliyam — Navagraha Ketu sthala
Ketheeswaram — Shiva near the ancient port
Kandariya Mahādev — the masterpiece of Khajurāho
Mārtāṇḍa Bhairava — Shiva as warrior-pastoralist lord
Martanda Bhairava — Warrior-God of the Deccan Shepherds
Mallikārjuna Mahādeva of Komuravelli — warrior-pastoralist Shaiva folk-god
Lord of the Hill
Koṇeśvara — Lord of the East of Sri Lanka
Kottiyoor — 28-day temporary-forest-shrine
Krishna river source + 4 other river-sources
Shiva at the coastal Karnataka
Kukke Subrahmaṇya — serpent-god temple of Karnataka
Kumbhakoṇa-īśvara — temple of the cosmic pot
Kuṭralanātha of Kuṭralam — Shiva at the great waterfall
Liṅgarāja — Harihara Shiva of Bhubaneswar
Madhyamaheśvar — 4th of the Pañca Kedar
Mīnākṣī-Cokkanātha — the heart of Tamil Shaivism and Shaktism
Sundareśvara — consort of Meenakshi at Madurai
The Eight Temples — unified royal-ritual geography of Nayak Madurai
Bhasma Āratī — unique 4am ash-ritual
Mahākāleśvara — Third Jyotirlinga, Bhasma Aarti
Lord of Time — Jyotirlinga of Ujjain
Melas
Mailāra Liṅgeśvara — Karnataka variant of Khandoba
Male Mahādeśvara — hill-Shiva of the Kuruba shepherds
Mallikārjuna — Second Jyotirlinga
Lord of the Jasmine
Maṅgēśa — supreme Konkani Shiva
Manikarṇikā — Varanasi's cremation ghat
Mātaṅgeśvara — only living temple of the Khajuraho complex
Matsyendra-nātha — guru of Gorakhnāth, founder of Kaula-yoga
Peacock-riding Ganesha — First of the Ashtavinayak
Pañca-Bhūta — Ether, Air, Fire, Water, Earth
Lord of the Hill
Munneśvarar — one of Shiva's five ishvarams in Sri Lanka
Muruḍēśvar — 249-foot Shiva statue on the sea
2nd of the 6 Padai Veedu — Murugan at the sea-shore
Nāgeśvara — Jyotirlinga near Dwarka
Lord of Nallur
The Sacred Bull — Vehicle of Shiva
Bhuvaneśvara — secondary shrine at Omkareshwar
Source of the Godavari — Brahmagiri Peak
Panchavaṭi of Nashik — Rama's forest-exile home
Lord of Dance
Navagraha — the 9-planet temple of Assam
Ochira Parabrahma Kshetra — formless-worship Shaiva temple
Lord of Om
6th Padai Veedu — Murugan of the ancient fruit grove
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Third Padai Veedu; Murugan-as-renunciate with staff
Palani Murugan — 3rd of the 6 Padai Veedu
Pandi Muneeswaran — fierce Shaiva-folk protector of Madurai
Panna — Bundelkhandi Shaiva + diamond heritage
The Divine Mother — Consort of Shiva
Paśupatinātha — Lord of All Creatures, Nepal's national deity
Sixth Padai Veedu — where Murugan as boy humbled Avvaiyar
Malai-thungi-natha of Kongu Nadu — "Shiva who cradles the mountain"
Patṭīśvara of Perur — Shiva of the five-legged calf
11th-c. temple of the red-stone
Lord of Rameshwaram
Rameswaram — 11th of the 12 Jyotirlingas + Char Dham
Rudranāth — Shiva's face form
Sarasvatī at the Bhīmaśaṅkar sacred sources
Sattanathar of Seerkazhi — 3 shrines in 1
Thoniappar of the divine boat
Shani Shinganapur — the "no-doors" village
The Destroyer — Supreme Ascetic
Lord of Sivasagar
Someśvar — Moon-Lord Shiva of Kumaon
1st of the 12 Jyotirlingas — oldest, most-destroyed-and-rebuilt
Lord of the Moon
Kannappa — the hunter-devotee
Rāhu-Ketu parihara-kṣetra
See main kalahasti-vayu-linga
Lord of Kalahasti
Bhramarāmbā — Śakti Pīṭha paired with Mallikarjuna
Handsome Lord; Sundara Pandya Shiva of Madurai
Sūryanār Kōyil — Navagraha Sun-deity temple
4th Padai Veedu — where Murugan taught Shiva
Fourth Padai Veedu; Murugan as his father's teacher
Bṛhadīśvara — Chola masterpiece, UNESCO
Tingaḷūr — Navagraha Chandra (Moon) sthala
Tiruchendūr — Second Padai Veedu of Murugan by the Bay of Bengal
Tiruccengoḍu — Ardhanārī temple on hilltop
Annyur-natha of Thirukanur
Amṛtaghaṭeśvara of Thirukkadaiyur — Shiva who defeated Yama
Tirukkalanthar — Shiva who conquered Kala (Time)
Vedagiri of the Two Eagles
Veera-sthana of Thirukkandiyur
Sivalokanathar — Shiva who opened heaven
Avinashi-appan — the imperishable Shiva
Vedagiriśvara of Thirukkazhukunram — Shiva of the Eagle Hill
Chokkanathar — Shiva as golden Lord
Koneswarar — Shiva at the sacred mountain of Sri Lanka
Thayumana-swamy of Thirumalpuram — "the Shiva who became the mother"
Prāṇanātheśvara of Thirumangalakudi
Vamadeva — one of the 5 faces of Shiva
Vedaranyeswarar of Vedaranyam — "the forest where Vedas hid"
Vaidyanāthar — the "divine physician" form
Tiruṇāgeśvaram — Navagraha Rāhu sthala
Tirunakkara Shiva — ancient Kottayam Shaiva
Tirunakkara — Kottayam royal temple
Tirunaḷḷār — Navagraha Śani (Saturn) sthala
Kalyāṇa-sundarar — Shiva of the Divine Wedding
Nambinayaki-Siddinathar of Thirunaraiyur
Siddhi-vināyaka of Thirunaraiyur (Nachiyar Koil) — Shiva shrine
Neithana-nathar — Shiva of the lotus-stamen
Nellai-appar of Tirunelveli — the paddy-field Shiva
Pattu-nathar — Shiva of the silk weavers
Arul-vallar — Shiva of the ancient clay river-bank
Apatsahayar of Thirupazhanam — Shiva the helper in distress
Pālvaṇṇa-nāthar — the milk-white Shiva
Vīḍi-vīṭangar of Thiruppanandal — the tilted liṅga
Avinashi-natha of Thiruppukkoliyur
Puṣpavaneśvara of Thiruppuvanam — the Flower-Forest Shiva
Punnai-vana-nathar of Thirupunavasal
Pushpavaneswarar — the flower-forest
Pushpavaneswarar — flower-forest (distinct from Thirupundhuruthi)
5th of the 6 Padai Veedu — where Murugan married Valli
Thiruthanigai Shiva (adjoining Murugan Padai Veedu)
Pāla-sama-nātha of Thiruthuraipoondi
Aiyyārappar of Thiruvaiyāru — confluence of five rivers
Tiruvaiyāṟu — Shiva of the 5 rivers
Bilvāraṇyeśvara of Thiruvallam
Shiva of the Veeraraghava precinct — Thiruvallur
Appu Liṅga — water-element
Akilandeshwari (Ambal) of Jambukeshwara
Mahadeva of the Old Chera Capital
Mahādevā of Tiruvañjikkalam — Shiva of old Chera capital
Vanji-natha of Thiruvanjiyam
Thyagaraja of Tiruvarur — capital Shiva
Tiruvārūr — great Chola Nayanar birthplace
Madhyarjuneshwarar of Thiruvidaimaruthur
Sastha (Ayyappa) of Thiruvegappura
Vedapureeswarar — Shiva of the Vedic yajna
Tiruvenkāṭu — Navagraha Budha (Mercury) sthala
Swetaranyeswarar — Budha's remission temple
Mahāliṅgeśvara of Thiruvidaimaruthur — "central" of the three
Ādipurīśvara of Thiruvotriyur
Nellaiappar — Lord of the paddy-fence
Tirupparankundram — First of the Six Abodes (Āṟupāḍai Vīḍu)
Fifth Padai Veedu — where Murugan married Valli
Aruṇāchaleśvara — Agni Liṅga + Tevaram
Lord of Fire
Vedapureeswarar — Shiva of the Vedic scholars
Lord of Three Worlds
See main nashik-trimbakeshwar-panchvati
Trambakeśvara — Tenth Jyotirlinga, source of Godavari
Tungnāth — 2nd of the Panch Kedar, 3,680m altitude
Lord of Umananda
Vaṭakkunnāthan — 8th c. Kerala-style Shiva temple, first of 108 Kerala Shaiva
Lord of the North
Baidyanātha — Jyotirlinga of Jharkhand
Vaikkatṭ-appan — Kerala-style Shiva with Vaikom Ashtami
Vaidyanātha — Navagraha Aṅgāraka (Mars) + healing-Shiva
Vaidyanātha — Shiva the divine physician
Vaḷḷi — Murugan's second consort
City of Temples
Yaganti — 5.5-ft Nandi that "grows"
The Cosmic Dance — Chidambaram's Hall of Consciousness
Jyotirlinga — The 12 Sacred Lingams of Light
The Monolithic Mountain — Śiva's Himalayan Abode Carved from Stone
Kashi Vishwanath — The Golden Temple of Lord Shiva
Kumbakonam — The City of Ancient Temples and Carnatic Trinity
The Fish-Eyed Goddess — Living Heart of Madurai
The Fish-Eyed Goddess of Madurai
Rāmanāthasvāmī — where Rāma worshipped Śiva
The Temple by the Sea — Pallava Granite at the Edge of the Bay
Sringeri — The Sharda Peetham of Adi Shankaracharya
Tiruvaiyaru — Saint Tyagaraja's Final Resting Place