Mahakaleshwar Temple, Ujjain

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Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain is one of the twelve sacred Jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva in India, renowned as a major pilgrimage site and spiritual center for Shaivite worship.

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Mahakaleshwar Temple, Ujjain canonical 1
Ujjain (Mahakaleshwar) 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple ⓘ
Jyotirlinga shrine ⓘ
Shiva temple ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
architectureStyle North Indian temple architecture ⓘ
associatedWithMythology legend of demon Dushan ⓘ
protection of Ujjain by Shiva as Mahakal ⓘ
associatedWithText Puranas ⓘ
Shiva Purana ⓘ
attractsPilgrimsFrom all over India ⓘ
BhasmaAartiMaterial sacred ash (bhasma) ⓘ
BhasmaAartiTime early morning ⓘ
damagedInHistoryBy repeated invasions and attacks ⓘ
dedicatedTo Lord Shiva ⓘ
linked to: Shiva
governedBy Government of Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
governingBody Mahakaleshwar Temple Management Committee ⓘ
hasDeity Mahakaleshwar (form of Shiva) ⓘ
hasFeature large temple complex with multiple shrines ⓘ
multi-storey temple structure ⓘ
tall shikhara (spire) ⓘ
underground garbhagriha (sanctum) for the Jyotirlinga ⓘ
hasLingamType Swayambhu Jyotirlinga ⓘ
linked to: Jyotirlinga
hasRitual Jalabhishek ⓘ
Rudrabhishek ⓘ
hasSanctumOrientation facing south ⓘ
hasSubShrine Ganesh shrine ⓘ
Karttikeya shrine ⓘ
Nagraj (serpent deity) shrine ⓘ
Omkareshwar Shiva shrine (upper level) ⓘ
Parvati shrine ⓘ
isOneOf twelve Jyotirlingas ⓘ
locatedInCity Ujjain ⓘ
locatedInCountry India ⓘ
locatedInDistrict Ujjain district ⓘ
locatedInState Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
majorFestival Mahashivaratri ⓘ
linked to: Maha Shivaratri

Shravan month celebrations ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Harsiddhi Temple, Ujjain ⓘ
linked to: Harsiddhi Temple

Ram Ghat on Shipra River ⓘ
Ujjain city center ⓘ
openTo Hindu devotees ⓘ
tourists and visitors ⓘ
performsRitual Bhasma Aarti ⓘ
reconstructedBy Hindu rulers and later by Maratha patronage ⓘ
religiousSignificance important tirtha in central India ⓘ
major Shakti and Shaiva pilgrimage circuit ⓘ
situatedOn bank of the Shipra River ⓘ
timePeriodOfCurrentStructure largely modern reconstruction with older elements ⓘ
worshipTradition Shaivism ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maha Shivaratri → majorTempleCelebration → Mahakaleshwar Temple, Ujjain ⓘ
Sawan → pilgrimageDestination → Ujjain (Mahakaleshwar) ⓘ
linked to: Mahakaleshwar Temple, Ujjain