List of Shiva temples in India
The 12 Jyotirlinga temples as mentioned in the Shiva Purana are :- In South India, five temples of Shiva are held to be particularly important, as being manifestations of him in the five elemental substances. The Pancharama Kshetras (or the Pancharamas) are five ancient Hindu temples of Lord Shiva situated in Andhra Pradesh. The Sivalingas at these temples are made from a single Sivalinga. As per the legend, this Sivalinga was owned by the demon king Tarakasura. No one could win over him due to the power of this Sivalinga. Finally, Lord Kumaraswamy, the son of Lord Shiva broke the Sivalinga into five pieces and killed Tarakasura. The five pieces of Sivalinga fell at five different places on earth namely, The five temples located in Tamil Nadu where Shiva is believed to perform Bharata Natyam dance are: Kashiswar Jiu temple (काशीश्वर जिउ मंदिर) is in Andul of Howrah district near the Saraswati river, West Bengal in India. The presiding deity is a Banlinga which was recovered from the river in mid 17th century by Kashiswar Datta Chowdhury, a local zamindar. In 18th century a stone made yoni-like structure ("Gauripatta") that symbolizes goddess Shakti has been attached with the Linga after Bargi attacked in 1741 AD. The deity is consider to be one of the oldest in the district. The temples are presently run by "SrisriKashiswar Debottur Trust. " Araria district Bhagalpur district

 Buxar district
 Darbhanga district
 East Champaran district
 Kaimur district
 Lakhisarai district
 Madhubani district

 Muzaffarpur district
 Patna district
 Samastipur district
 Vaishali district Chhatarpur District Hoshangabad District
Khandwa District
Mandsaur District
Morena District
Neemuch District
Raisen District
Seoni District
Ujjain District

 Aurangabad District Kolhapur District
 Mumbai City District

 Nashik District

 Palghar District

 Pune District
The 12 Jyotirlinga temples
The most prominent of these are the Jyotirlinga temples.