Where to stay near each of the 12 jyotirlinga temples
One page per temple, grouped here so a trip can be planned in one pass. Each stay page covers the same three things: what is within walking distance of the gate, roughly what each band costs, and how to book it.
The cheapest rooms are the closest ones
At every one of the twelve, the cheapest beds are the ones the temple's own trust runs. Trust guest houses and dharamshalas sit at or near the gate, charge a fraction of the town rate, and often cannot be booked online at all: you call, or you turn up and take what is free. They are plain rooms, sometimes shared, and they are the option most first-time visitors never check.
Read each stay page top to bottom. The opening section is always the trust rooms and the dharamshalas, then the town hotels, then the option of sleeping in the nearest city and driving in.
All twelve, by regional group
Grouped the same way as the region pages, so the stays for one trip sit together.
Area names above come from the temple data and are still being confirmed option by option.Data check pending
How to pick where to sleep
Four rules that settle the question for most trips.
Two things to check before you book
Most rooms near a temple gate are simple and priced per room, not per person. Parking, hot water and a late check-out are often extras, and the town rate rises sharply on festival and long-weekend nights.
Cars stop well before the gate at most of the twelve. The distance from that point to the queue is on each stay page, because with luggage in hand it decides which side of town to book.