Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga-Ujjain(MP)

Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga  is one of the most famous Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and One of the 12 Jyotirlingas in India, the lingam at the Mahakala is believed to be swayambhu (born of itself) deriving currents of power shakti) from within itself as against the other images.

It is located in the ancient city of Ujjain in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The temple is situated on the side of the Rudra Sagar lake. 

The temple is three-storeyed. In the lowest middle and uppermost parts are respectively installed the lingams of Mahakalesvara, Omkaresvara and Nagachandresvara. The pilgrims and the visitors can only have the glimse of Nagachandresvara on the festive of Naga Panchami. A very large-sized Kunda named Koti Tirtha also exists in the temple-complex. The Kunda is built in the sarvatobhadra style. The Kunda and its water both are treated as very celestial. On the path adjoining the stairs of the Kunda, may be seen many images representing the sculptural grandeur of the temple built during the Paramara period. In the east of the Kunda is a large-sized Veranda in which there is the entrance to the path leading to the garbhagrha. In the northern side of the verandah, in a cell, the images of Sri Rama and goddess Avantika are worshipped. In the southern side of the main shrine, there stand many small Saivite temples built during the shinde regime among these the temple of Vrddha Mahakalesvara, Anadi Kalpesvara and Saptarshi are prominent and are the remarkable pieces of architecture.

The lingam of Mahakalesvara is colossus. The silver plated Naga Jaladhari and the inscribed and esoteric silver-plate covering the roof of the garbhagrha add extra grandeur to the shrine. Besides Jyotirlinga, attractive and small-sized images of Ganesa, Kartikeya and Paravati can be seen in the garbhagrha. All around the walls classical eulogies in the praise of Lord Siva are exhibited. The Nanda Dipa always remains lit. In the exit-path, there is a wide hall in which a most attractive metal quoted stone Nandi, in the sitting humble pose may be witnessed. The courtyard just opposite to the Omkaresvara temple add much to the magnanimity of the temple-complex. Just adjoining to this temple, there are two pillared projections facing the east and adding a lot to the architecture of the temple. The temple of Mahakalesvara is a planned admixture of the Bhumija, Chalukya and Maratha styles of architecture. The sikhara with the mini-srngas is very peculiar. In previous years its upper part has been covered with gold plate.

As seen earlier, the present temple of Mahakala was built during the 4th – 5th decades of Eighteenth c. Simultaneously the religious-minded nobles of Maratha community also built many a temples in the temple-complex. During this period many ancient traditions such as worship abhisheka, arati, sawari (procession) in the Sravana month, Harihara-milana etc, were also revived. These are still continuing with joyful ceremony and devotional enthusiasm. The Bhasmarti in early morning, Mahasivaratri, Pancha-Krosi Yatra, Somavati Amavasya etc. are special religious occasions interwoven with the rituals of the temple. Proper repairs and rejuvanation of the temple-complex is done at the time of the Kumbha Parva. In the year 1980, a separate mandapam was constructed to facilitate the visitors. In 1992, Madhya Pradesh Government and Ujjain Development Authority exclusively contributed special repairs and made provisions for the stay of pilgrims. The same process is also being followed at the time of the forthcoming Simhastha.


Pooja Details@ Mahakal Temple

	From Month Chaitra to Ashwin	From Month Kartik to Falgun
Bhasmarti early morning 4 am.	Shree Biji's Jagar upto Bhasmarti Poornima before sunrise	Shree Biji's Jagar upto Bhasmarti Poornima before sunrise
Morning Pooja	7.00 am. to 7.30 am.	7.30 am. to 8.00 am.
Mid-dayPooja	10.00 am. to 10.30 am.	10.30 am. to 11.00 am.
Evening Pooja	5.00 pm. to 5.30 pm.	5.30 pm. to 6.00 pm.
Aarti Shree Mahakal	7.00 pm. to 7.30 pm.	7.30 pm. to 8.00 pm.
Closing Time	11:00 pm	11:00 pm

Bhasma Aarti@Mahakaleshwar

Other Jyotirlinga Places:-

Place	Jyotirlinga
Saurashtra	Somnatha
Sri Saila	Malikarjuna
Ujjaini	Mahakaleshwara
Omkareshwar	OmKaleshwara
Parli	Vaijanath
DakiniKshetra	Bhimashankara
Sethubandha	Rameshvara
DarukaVana	Nagesvara
Varanasi	Visvanatha
Gautami Tatha(Nashik)	Trimbakeshwara
Himalaya	Kedarnath
Shivalaya(Ellora)	Ghreshneshvara

How To Go:-

We need to Reach to Ujjain and from Ujjain the Temple is Around 5 KM. You can  get a Private Vehicle for the same.

Following are the nearest airports to Ujjain Junction and Ujjain Junction Railway Station.  The Airport is Well Connected  Through Mumbai, Delhi,Ahmedabad, Gwaliar.

• Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport - (50.93 Km)
• Bhopal Airport - (159.46)

Ujjain is Well connected with Most of the State Transport Buses.

Mahakaleshwar Temple is around 5 KM Away from Ujjain Station.
Ujjain is directly connected by railway line to Ahmedabad,Rajkot, Mumbai, Fouzabad, Lucknow,Dehradun,Delhi, Banaras, Kochin, Chennai,Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Howrah and many more.

Some of the Train Details which  are having Stop at Ujjain.

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Where To Stay:-  A number of budget hotels, standard hotels and rest houses are available in this place. PSB Some of the Hotel Details

Name of the Hotels & Rest House	Contact Details
Rest House (L. N. V.)	2516505
Sheetal Rest House, Gaughat	2551576
Rest House Forest Dept.	2521210
Alakhadham Dharmshala,Friganj	2561194
Guest House Tilhan	2560605
Anis Villa, Devas Road	2514222
Guest House M.P.V.M.	2551483
Agrasen Parisar, Ramghat	2555316
Guest House L.S.Y.	2551576
Kelakar Parisar, Bahadurghanj	2554194
Yatrika Hotel	2551139
Mahaveer Jain Dharmshala,Navipeth	2550353
Hotel Surya	2560747
Hotel Kabir	2559161
Hotel Ajay	2550856
Chaturvedi Dharmshala, Bhagasipura	2561580
Hotel Ayodhya	2551102
Hotel Vikram	2562220