A Jyotirlinga is a devotional object representing the Supreme God Shiva. Jyoti means 'radiance' and lingam the 'Image or Sign' of Shiva; Jyotir Lingam thus means the The Radiant Sign of The Almighty Shiva. There are twelve traditional Jyotirlinga shrines in India, 6 of them in Maharashtra. 1) Somanatha Jyotirlinga. 2) Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga. 3) Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga.