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Shree Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Temple
Omkar Hills, Bengaluru, Karnataka · 12.9667°, 77.6333°
Omkareshwara (Shiva), with replicas of the twelve JyotirlingasModernMixed South Indian and North Indian
Sacred since
2002 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
2002–2011
Modern
History & significance
A modern Shaiva complex on Omkar Hills in Bengaluru, begun in 2002 under Sri Shivapuri Mahaswamiji and consecrated in February 2011, that gathers shrines representing all twelve Jyotirlingas in one place so pilgrims can circuit them without travelling across India.