Parli Vaijnath Jyotirling

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Parli Vaijnath Jyotirling - Destination Overview
  • Package Prices
    Parti Vaijnath Tour package with Nanded Excursions starting from Rs 9999/- including 3 night stay
  • Location: Maharashtra,India -431515
  • Altitude: 515 m
  • Longitude: 75.8069° E
  • Latitude: 18.9220° N,
  • Nearest Airport: Chikkalthana Airport.
  • Nearest Train Station: Partur railway station
  • How to reach: By Flight: Mumbai’s airport is the Sahara International Airport and has many international airlines flying to Mumbai. These flights connect Mumbai to almost all the major international and domestic locations. Mumbai Central and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (or VT) connect the city to the rest of the country. By Bus: Buses from other states arrive at the Mumbai Central Bus Station. Most of the inter-Maharashtra buses arrive at this station as well. Bus services ply regularly between Mumbai and cities like Bengaluru, Surat, Nashik, Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Mangalore, Kochi and Goa By Train: The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station is Mumbai's main rail head. It is well connected to all major cities and is also the main railway station for the local trains running within the city. Mumbai is well linked with other parts of the country by a huge network of trains.
  • Season to Visit: Best time to visit Parli vajinath in the month of October to Feb

                        

About Parli Vaijnath

Parli Vaijnath is the 5th of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva. It is situated in the Beed district of the state of Maharashtra, India. It is about 110 km from Nanded, a big city well connected with Aurangabad & Mumbai. Nanded is famous for several very important Gurudwaras & is a major pilgrimage place for the Sikhs.

Parli Vaijnath temple is a majestic temple situated on a low hill. It is surrounded on all sides by a high & strong wall. There is a wide staircase called “Ghat” through which devotees enter the temple. The original “Ghat” was built in 1108 A.D.

                                                  

                         

Outside the high wall, there is a tall pillar with multiple lamp stands on it. It is called “Deep Stambha”. Lamps are lighted on this in the evening, particularly on auspicious days, & the sight is really fantastic.

On entering the temple, there is a court hall , which is a big pillarless wooden hall with awesome decorations of different motifs including figures from Hindu mythology.

There three sacred bulls made of brass in the centre (Nandi, the companion of Lord Shiva, & two others) facing the main chamber (Garv Griha or sanctum sanctorum ) housing the Lingam of Lord Shiva.

                            

The court hall & the “Garvgriha” (sanctum sanctorum) are situated at the same level, which is an unusual thing for a Shiva temple (in almost all cases, the sanctum sanctorum is situated at a lower level than the court hall & the devotees have to descent to offer worship to the presiding deity of the temple).

                                    

The Shiva Lingam here  is of black stone (Shaligram stone). One can touch the Lingam while worshiping. There is no restriction on the basis of caste or creed & anyone can come & visit this place.

The name “Vaijnath”  is same as “Vaidyanath” , the god of the physicians. It is said that the Shiva lingam here possesses divine power to cure all diseases. Several mythological tales where Lord Shiva has sanctioned life to a dead or dying person are related to this temple.

There are eleven other  smaller temples around the main temple,  dedicated to the other 11 Jyotirlingams of Lord Shiva.