'Sri Mallikarjuna Ji in Srisailam'
'Tripurantakeshwara Ji in Kashi'
Once the Lord, in the form of Kriti Vaseswara, was sitting with Goddess Uma Devi, when Nandi offered his prayers and said that there are 68 shrines dedicated to Lord Shiva in this holy place. Many idols/Shivling have been brought from many places and installed in Kashi.
In the holy city of Kashi, a linga named Tripurantaka has appeared from Shri Shail Parvat, which is called Tripurantakeshwar. Worshiping this deity gives the devotee the benefit of worshiping the holy Shri Shail Parvat. A devotee who worships Tripurantakeshwar will attain salvation and need not worry about rebirth.
There are twelve Jyotirlingas on all India basis and there are twelve important Shiva Lingas in Kashi which represent the above mentioned twelve Jyotirlingas. Tripurantakeshwara is worshiped as Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga (Sri Salem, Andhra Pradesh).
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12" Jyotirlinga Story
According to a Shaiva legend from the Shiva Purana, once, Brahma (the god of creation) and Vishnu (the god of preservation) had an argument over their supremacy. To settle the debate, Shiva pierced the three worlds, appearing as a huge, infinite pillar of light, the jyotirlinga. Brahma and Vishnu decided to ascend and descend across the pillar of light respectively, to find the end of the light in either direction. According to some iterations, Vishnu assumed his Varaha avatar to achieve this task, while Brahma rode a hamsa (swan). Brahma lied that he had discovered the end of the light, producing a ketakī flower as proof, while Vishnu admitted that he could not find the end of the light from his journey. The dishonesty of Brahma angered Shiva, causing him to curse the creator deity that he would not be worshipped; he also declared that Vishnu would be eternally worshipped for his honesty. The jyotirlinga shrines are regarded to be the temples where Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light.
Originally, there were believed to have been [64] jyotirlings of which [twelve 12] are considered to be very auspicious and holy. The twelve jyotirlinga sites take the names of their respective presiding deity, and each is considered a different manifestation of Shiva. At all these sites, the primary image is lingam, representing the beginningless and endless stambha pillar, symbolising the infinite nature of Shiva.