Verul (Ellora), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra · 20.0245°, 75.1697°
The twelfth and last Jyotirlinga, a five-tiered red sandstone shrine standing a kilometre from the Ellora caves — closing the circuit of light a short walk from the Kailasa monolith. Rebuilt by Ahilyabai Holkar, the great 18th-century restorer of India's sacred landscape (Kashi, Gaya, Somnath repairs, and here).
The devout Ghushma bore a son through Shiva's grace; her jealous co-wife slew the boy and threw him in the tank where Ghushma daily immersed 101 lingas — unbroken in faith, she continued her worship, and Shiva restored her son and stayed by her name: Ghushmeshwar.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-26 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Maratha (Holkar)