A Jyotirlinga or Jyotirling or Jyotirlingam , (Devnagari: ज्योतिर्लिंग) 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 Siva. There are twelve traditional Jyotirlinga shrines in India.