Aprakriti

Dear readers,

Shiva is everywhere, all around us.

Here are some references of Shiva found in nature.

(Image of Kailash)

Peaks

Famous "Kailash Peak' near Manasrovar in Tibet.

"Chhota Kailash", also in Tibet.

Another "Kailash Peak" in Gangotri region.

"Kinner Kailash" in Kinnaur Valley, Himachal Pradesh.

"Neelknath Peak" near Badrinath.

"Shivling Peak" near Gaumukh-source of Ganga.

"Shrikant Mahadev" peak in Himachal Pradesh.

"Kedar Dome and Peak" in Gangotri glacier region.

"Dhaulagiri Peak" in Nepal.

"Mani Mahesh Peak" beyond Chamba in Himachal Pradesh.

"Ganesh Himal Peak" in Nepal.

"Nandi Hills" near Bangalore.

(Image of Gauri Kund)

Lakes and Kunds

"Parvati Kund" near Kailash Parbat, Tibet.

"Parvati Kund" near Mani Mahesh.

"Gauri Kund" near Kedarnath.

"Kedar Tal" in Garhwal.

(Image of Parvati River)

Rivers/Streams

"Parvati River" in Kulu Valley.

"Kedar Ganga" in Gangotri town. "Madhyamaheshwar Ganga" in Garhwal.

"Rudra Paryag" in Garhwal.

(Image of Patal Bhuvesneshwar Cave)

Caves

"Patal Bhuvesneshwar Cave" in Kumaon.

"Jata Shankar Cave" in Pachmari, Madhya Pradesh.

"Mahadev Cave" in Pachmarhi.

(Image of Amarnath Ice Shivling)

Natural Shivlings

"Ice Shivling" in Amarnath, Kashmir.

"Swayambhu Shivling" in Kedarnath temple.

A verically tall more than 100 feet high natural rock near Kinner Kailash called Shivling locally.

Shivling in Swayambhu temple in Nepal.