SomnathVeraval · GujaratSparsh darshan
First Jyotirlinga, seaside temple of Lord Shiva
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Aarti
- Morning 7:00 AM | Evening 7:00 PM
Across India · Kedarnath · Somnath at the sea
12 Jyotirlinga Yatra
The 12 Jyotirlingas are the most sacred shrines of Lord Shiva in Hinduism, spread across the country. PSG plans the yatra in stages or as one journey — comfortable travel, accommodation and darshan assistance, with Sparsh Darshan arranged where the temple allows it.
The sacred 12 Jyotirlinga temples of Lord Shiva, with comfortable tour packages suitable for parents and senior citizens — hotels, transfers and darshan assistance.
Best time to go
October to March for most shrines; Kedarnath opens roughly May to October.
Highlights
- Somnath — the first Jyotirlinga, by the sea
- Kashi Vishwanath — Mangala aarti at 3 am
- Mahakaleshwar — the Bhasma aarti, Ujjain
- Kedarnath — the Himalayan shrine, 3,583 m
- Rameswaram — linked with Lord Rama
- Grishneshwar — beside the Ellora caves
Why the yatra
These temples represent the divine manifestations of Lord Shiva, and visiting all twelve is considered highly auspicious and spiritually rewarding. PSG offers well-planned 12 Jyotirlinga Yatra packages with comfortable travel, accommodation and darshan assistance — designed so that parents and senior citizens can travel without strain.
How PSG runs it
- Stages by region — Gujarat (Somnath, Nageshwar), Maharashtra (Bhimashankar, Trimbakeshwar, Grishneshwar), Madhya Pradesh (Omkareshwar, Mahakaleshwar), the north (Kashi Vishwanath, Kedarnath, Baidyanath), the south (Mallikarjuna, Ramanathaswamy)
- Flights or trains between regions, private cab on the ground, hotels near the temples
- Darshan timing built into each day — early aartis planned the night before
- Group departures for families and senior-citizen groups on request
The twelve temples
Opening hours and aarti timings as PSG publishes them. Sparsh darshan — touching the lingam — is allowed at some shrines and not at others; we plan the early aartis the night before.
MallikarjunaSrisailam · Andhra PradeshSparsh darshan
Shiva & Parvati (Bhramaramba) together
- Open
- 4:30 AM – 10:00 PM
- Aarti
- 5:30 AM | 6:30 PM
OmkareshwarOmkareshwar · Madhya Pradesh
On the Om-shaped island in the Narmada
- Open
- 5:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Aarti
- 5:30 AM | 7:30 PM
KedarnathKedarnath · UttarakhandSparsh darshan
Himalayan Jyotirlinga & Char Dham site
- Open
- 4:00 AM – 9:00 PM (seasonal)
- Aarti
- 6:00 PM
Baidyanath DhamDeoghar · JharkhandSparsh darshan
Healing powers of Lord Shiva
- Open
- 4:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Aarti
- 6:00 AM | 7:00 PM
BhimashankarNear Pune · MaharashtraSparsh darshan
In the Sahyadri hills
- Open
- 4:30 AM – 9:30 PM
- Aarti
- 5:00 AM | 7:30 PM
Kashi VishwanathVaranasi · Uttar PradeshSparsh darshan
One of the holiest Shiva temples
- Open
- 3:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Aarti
- Mangala Aarti 3:00 AM | Evening 7:00 PM
TrimbakeshwarNashik · Maharashtra
Origin of the Godavari river
- Open
- 5:30 AM – 9:00 PM
- Aarti
- 7:00 AM | 7:00 PM
NageshwarNear Dwarka · GujaratSparsh darshan
Protection from negative energies
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Aarti
- 7:00 AM | 7:00 PM
RamanathaswamyRameswaram · Tamil Nadu
Connected with Lord Rama
- Open
- 5:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Aarti
- 5:30 AM | 7:00 PM
GrishneshwarNear Ellora · MaharashtraSparsh darshan
Close to the Ellora caves
- Open
- 5:30 AM – 9:00 PM
- Aarti
- 6:00 AM | 7:00 PM
MahakaleshwarUjjain · Madhya Pradesh
Famous for the Bhasma Aarti
- Open
- 4:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Aarti
- Bhasma Aarti 4:00 AM
Planned on request
All tours Tours in the yatra.
There is no fixed-price yatra on the site — PSG writes it around your dates, the shrines you want to cover and the pace that suits your parents. The five stages below are how the route is grouped; do one, several or all twelve.
Stage 01
Gujarat
Somnath · Nageshwar
2 shrines
Stage 02
Maharashtra
Bhimashankar · Trimbakeshwar · Grishneshwar
3 shrines
Stage 03
Madhya Pradesh
Omkareshwar · Mahakaleshwar
2 shrines
Stage 04
The north
Kedarnath · Baidyanath Dham · Kashi Vishwanath
3 shrines
Stage 05
The south
Mallikarjuna · Ramanathaswamy
2 shrines
Planned on request
Send us your stages
Dates, how many travelling, which shrines first. We send the day-by-day with hotels near the temples and the aarti timings built in.
Plan the yatraGuides
All guides Before you pick a date, read the guide.
Planning the 12 Jyotirlinga yatra
Twelve shrines, nine states, one list. How we sequence the yatra for parents and senior citizens, with darshan and aarti timings for every temple.
Kashmir, month by month
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