<\/span><\/h2>\nOne who is commencing their journey from the Eastern region of India shall visit Baidyanath Temple in Jharkhand first and then move towards Varanasi to cover the popular Kashi Vishwanath Temple? After traveling for almost 1500 km you will arrive at Uttarakhand which is packed with the astounding Kedarnath Temple tucked at 3584 meters above sea level. Madhya Pradesh falls next in this spiritual yatra where you can cover Omkareshwar at Shivpuri Island and Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain. However, this is not going to be a short distance journey as Madhya Pradesh is almost 616 km from Varanasi. It is easy to move towards Maharashtra from here so ace up your shoes to drive to this city housing 3 sacred Shiva sites that are named Trimbakeshwar, Bhimashankar, and Grishneshwar where all located in three different hallowed sites. Your trip to Maharashtra is followed by your drive towards Gujarat, the westernmost state of the country which is dotted with Nageshwar and Somnath Jyotirlingas. Once you are done with your puja rituals at these shrines in the city you will start your journey to the last destination of Jyotilinga Yatra i.e. South India which is home to Ramanathswamy Temple and Mallikarjuna Temple. This is how your spiritual trip ends and by now your soul and mind must have dwelled in the spiritual bliss of Lord Shiva.<\/p>\n
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