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Sri
Mahakaleshwar
of
Ujjain
is
one
of
the
twelve
famous
Jyotirlingas
of
India.
Jyotirlingas
are
believed
to
be
swayambhu
i.e.
it
arose
by
itself.Jyotirlinga
is
the
sacred
temple
of
Lord
Shiva;
It
is
believed
that
Lord
Shiva
himself
visited
these
places
and
hence
they
occupy
a
special
place
in
the
hearts
of
devotees.Lord
Shiva
is
said
to
be
the
lord
of
time
and
death.
The
majesty
of
the
Mahakaleshwar
temple
is
described
in
detail
in
various
Puranas.
Mahakal
was
considered
the
only
major
deity
of
Ujjain.
Lord
Shiva
in
all
his
glory
resides
eternally
in
Ujjain.
Among
the
12
Jyotirlingas,
only
the
idol
of
Mahakaleshwar
faces
South.
The
temple
is
located
in
the
historic
city
Ujjain
of
Madhya
Pradesh,
India.
The
idol
of
Omkareshwar
Shiva
is
installed
on
the
second
floor
of
the
Mahakala
temple.
The
third
floor
houses
the
idol
of
Nagachandreshwar,
which
is
open
for
darshan
only
on
Naga
Panchami.
Mahakaleshwar
temple
is
built
in
Maratha
and
Chalukya
style
of
architecture.
Bhasmarati
is
held
in
this
temple
every
day
from
4
am
to
6
am.
Tickets
are
available
online
one
month
in
advance
to
watch
Bhasmarati.
Offline
tickets
are
also
available
at
the
temple
a
day
before.
Every
day
thousands
of
devotees
come
to
visit
the
deity.
The
newly
constructed
corridor
of
the
temple
is
also
worth
a
visit.
It
takes
2
to
3
hours
to
visit
it
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