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Bhimashankar

भीमाशंकर
Also known as: Bhīmāśaṅkara, Bhimashankar, Bhima River Source

About

The presiding deity of the Bhimashankar Temple in Maharashtra, near Pune. One of the 12 Jyotirlingas. Associated with the demon Bhima, whom Shiva killed. Also the source of the Bhima river. Located in the Sahyadri mountains.

Attributes

JyotirlingaDemon slayingBhima river sourceSahyadri mountains

Symbols

LingaBhima riverTrishula
Consort
Parvati
Vahana (Mount)
Nandi

Associated Mantras

Om Bhīmāśaṅkarāya Namaḥ
Jyotirlinga Stotram

Festivals

Maha Shivaratri

Scriptures

Shiva PuranaSkanda Purana

Regions Worshipped

BhimashankarMaharashtraPan-India

Iconography

Linga form. Temple with Hemadpanthi architecture in the Sahyadri mountains.