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Penances of Bharatavarsha (with Meditations, Worships and Yagnas)

• Kailasha: Ravana performed penance worshipping Lord Shiva in the Kailasha Mountain and got a Shiva Linga.
○ Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana)
○ Mount Kailash (Tibet)
○ Deoghar Baidyanath Dham - Baidyanath Temple (Deogarh district, Jharkhand)
○ Parli - Vaijnath Temple (Beed district, Maharashtra)
○ Kangra Baijnath - Baijnath Temple (Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh)

• Chandrabhaga: Devi Sandhya (later Devi Arundhati) performed penance in the Himalayas (Chandrabhaga mountain and river bank) worshipping Lord Shiva.
○ Penance of Sandhya (Shiva Purana)
○ Note: The place of penance is expected to be in Himachal Himalayas where the Chandrabhaga (Chenab) river flows and there is the Chandrabhaga mountain

• Badarikashrama: Agni deva performed penance in Badarikashrama worshipping Lord Narayana.
○ Penance of Agni deva (Skanda Purana - Badarikashrama Mahatmya)
○ Badrinath - Tapt Kund or Agni Kund (Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

• Badarikashrama: Sage Narada performed penance in Badarikashrama worshipping Lord Narayana.
○ Penance of sage Narada (Skanda Purana - Badarikashrama Mahatmya)
○ Badrinath - Narada Shila (Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

• Badarikashrama: Sage Markandeya performed penance in Badarikashrama worshipping Lord Narayana.
○ Penance of sage Markandeya (Skanda Purana - Badarikashrama Mahatmya)
○ Badrinath - Markandeya Shila (Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

• Badarikashrama: Sage Garuda performed penance in Badarikashrama worshipping Lord Narayana.
○ Penance of Sri Garuda (Skanda Purana - Badarikashrama Mahatmya)
○ Badrinath - Garuda Shila (Chamoli district, Uttarakhand)

• Kedarnath: Nara-Narayana (incarnations of Lord Vishnu) performed penance in the Kedarnath Mountain worshipping Lord Shiva.
○ Kedarnatha Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana)
○ Kedarnath - Kedarnath Temple (Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand)

• Himalayas: Devi Sati performed the Nanda Vrata in the Himalayas worshipping Lord Shiva.
○ Penance of Devi Sati (Shiva Purana)
○ Note: The Nanda Vrata was performed in the Himalayas

• Gauri Shikhara: Devi Parvati performed penance in the Gauri Shikhara worshipping Lord Shiva.
○ Penance of Devi Parvati (Shiva Purana)
○ Gauri Kund - Devi Gauri (Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand)

• Kankhal: Daksha Prajapati performed a huge Yagna in the Himalayan foothills (Kankhal). Lord Shiva destroyed that sacrifice.
○ Sacrifice of Daksha (Shiva Purana)
○ Haridwar - Daksheshwar Mahadev Temple (Haridwar district, Uttarakhand)

• Ayodhya: Sage Vasishtha guided the Ashwamedha Yagna of king Dasharatha performed near Ayodhya on the bank of river Sarayu.
○ Yagnas of king Dasharatha (Valmiki Ramayana)
○ Ayodhya - Makhauda Dham (Basti district, Uttar Pradesh) (20 km north of Ayodhya)

• Ayodhya: Sage Rishyashringa presided over the Putrakameshti Yagna of king Dasharatha performed near Ayodhya on the bank of river Sarayu.
○ Yagnas of king Dasharatha (Valmiki Ramayana)
○ Ayodhya - Makhauda Dham (Basti district, Uttar Pradesh) (20 km north of Ayodhya)

• Kashi: Sri Shukracharya performed penance in Kashi worshipping Lord Shiva.
○ Penance of Sri Shukracharya (Shiva Purana)
○ Kashi - Shukreshwara Linga (Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh)

• Siddhashrama: Sage Vishwamitra performed a Yagna at Siddhashrama.
○ Sri Rama protected the Yagna of sage Vishwamitra (Valmiki Ramayana)
○ Siddhashrama - Buxar Vamaneshwar Dham (Buxar district, Bihar)

• Avanti: Devotee Veda Priya and other brahmanas worshipped Lord Shiva in Avanti seeking protection from demon Dushana.
○ Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana)
○ Avanti - Mahakaleshwar Temple (Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh)

• Prabhasa Kshetra: Chandra deva performed penance in Prabhasa Kshetra worshipping Lord Shiva.
○ Somanatha Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana)
○ Prabhasa Kshetra - Somnath Temple (Gir Somnath district, Gujarat)

• Nageshwar: Devotee merchant Supriya worshipped Lord Shiva in a prison in Nageshwar seeking protection from demon Daruka.
○ Nageshwara Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana)
○ Dwarka - Nageshwar Temple (Devbhoomi Dwarka district, Gujarat)
○ Aundha Nagnath - Aundha Nagnath Temple (Hingoli district, Maharashtra)
○ Almora Jageshwar Dham - Jageshwar Mahadev Temple (Almora district, Uttarakhand)

• Vindhya Mountains: Vindhya Mountain performed penance worshipping Lord Shiva in the Vindhya region (for obtaining the power to grow higher).
○ Omkareshwara Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana)
○ Omkareshwar - Omkareshwar Temple (Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh)

• Shivalaya: Devotee house-wife Ghushma worshipped Lord Shiva in Shivalaya as part of her daily worship (and her dead son was revived).
○ Grishneshwara Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana)
○ Aurangabad Grishneshwar - Grishneshwar Temple (Aurangabad district, Maharashtra)

• Bhimashankar: Devotee king Sudakshina worshipped Lord Shiva in a prison in Bhimashankar seeking protection from demon Bhima.
○ Bhimashankara Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana)
○ Bhimashankar - Bhimashankar Temple (Pune district, Maharashtra)

• Brahmagiri Hills: Sage Gautama performed penance worshipping Lord Shiva in the Brahmagiri Hills and brought river Godavari on Earth.
○ Tryambakeshwara Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana)
○ Nashik - Tryambakeshwar Temple (Nashik district, Maharashtra)

• Kanchipuram: Devi Parvati performed penance in Kanchipuram worshipping Lord Shiva under a Mango tree.
○ Penance of Devi Parvati (Skanda Purana - Arunachala Mahatmya)
○ Kanchipuram - Ekambareshwarar (Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu)

• Arunachala: Devi Parvati performed penance in Arunachala worshipping Lord Shiva.
○ Penance of Devi Parvati (Skanda Purana - Arunachala Mahatmya)
○ Arunachala - Arunachaleshwarar (Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu)

• Rameshwaram: Sri Rama worshipped Lord Shiva in the Sea Shore at Rameshwaram before waging war with Ravana.
○ Rameshwara Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana)
○ Rameshwaram - Ramanathaswamy Temple (Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu)

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Last updated on Oct-2025