12 Holy Shrines of Lord Shiva

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12 Holy Shrines of Lord Shiva
Every religion has different belief and every
person has their own way of believing in things
as well. For some god is the supreme power and
has no resemblance to any earthly material, and
for some people the faith depends. Some people
believe in some god/goddess and the other people
believe in other. Whatever the true source is it
sure makes us believe in things and keeps our
hopes alive and keeps us moving forward. For a
lot of people Lord Shiva is that source of
energy, a lot of people tend to believe that
Shiva is the energy and the Shiva himself is the
calmness. The Hindu Epics have various stories of
Shiva being soft and granting every wish of the
devotee. The tales have this that whatever is
asked from Lord Shiva whole heartedly he grants
the wish. This is the reason Lord Shiva is called
Bholenath, one of his many names. There are in
total 12 shrines of Shiva, which is believed that
Lord Shiva himself was present there. A lot of
devotees every year visit these holy temples and
cities to seek blessings from lord Shiva with a
dream that their wishes come true somehow. There
are a lot of tours travels in Varanasi that
provide tours, in a good budget and inclusive of
all services, but not most of the travel agents
in Varanasi are good. Joshi tours travels in
Varanasi are one of the travel agency in Varanasi
in India and it provides various tours including
the Varanasi tour packages, religious Varanasi
tour et cetera. So, let us look at these 12
places where the shrines of Lord Shiva are found.
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• Somnath The Somnath Temple present in
  Saurashtra, Gujarat is one of the most beautiful
  temples, which consists of one of the 12 shrines
  of lord Shiva and an interesting fact about this
  temple is that it has been destroyed, robbed and
  again rebuilt almost 17 times. This is one of the
  interesting facts but also shocking.
• Mahakaleshwar The Mahakaleshwar temple is
  located in the city Ujjain situated in Madhya
  Pradesh. The city has a lot of history and will
  give positive vibes as soon as you enter the
  city. Mahakaleshwar temple is the most visited
  Lord Shiva Temple and is also considered one of
  the important temples because this is the only
  temple that is built facing the south Direction.
• Kashi Vishwanath Temple Kashi also known as
  Varanasi is one of the oldest cities in India and
  holds a lot of religious importance. This is one
  of the four holy cities where the drops of Amrit
  fell. It is believed that Lord Shiva appeared to
  end the fight between lord Vishnu and Lord
  Brahma. This holy city has its own importance
  and holds its own meaning.
• These are some of the 12 jyotirlingas of lord
  Shiva and places that you must really visit.
  Joshi tours and travels in Varanasi can provide
  you Varanasi tour packages, including the various
  other tours, as it is one of the best amongst
  the other travel agents in Varanasi. If you take
  religious varanasi tour and other tour packages
  from Joshi tours travels in Varanasi then we
  will ensure that your trip is one of the
  memorable trips.