Grishneshwar Temple

Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictAurangabad
DeityShri Grishneshwar (Shiva)
FestivalsMahashivratri
Location
LocationVerul
StateMaharashtra
CountryIndia
Location in Maharashtra
Geographic coordinates20°1′29.9″N 75°10′11.7″E / 20.024972°N 75.169917°E / 20.024972; 75.169917
Architecture
TypeHemadpanthi

Grushneshwar Jyotirlinga is a Hindu temple of Shiva in Verul village of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India. It is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga mandirs. The mandir is a national protected site, one and a half kilometers away from the Ellora Caves, 30 kilometres (19 miles) north-west of the city Aurangabad, and 300 kilometres (190 miles) east-northeast far from Mumbai. Grushneshwar is mentioned in the Shiva Purana, the Skanda Purana, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.