- Place: Ujjain, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh (23.1825°N, 75.7681°E) Mahākāla Jyotir-liṅga at Ujjain — 3rd of the 12 Jyotir-liṅgas — is unique: daily Bhasma Ārati at 4 AM, using ash from cremation fires. This is the only shrine where such a ritual is performed. The liṅga faces south (dakṣiṇa), the direction of Yama — making Mahākāla the Lord of Time AND Death. The annual Simhastha Kumbh Mela (every 12 years on the Kshipra river) draws ~15 crore pilgrims; the 2016 Simhastha was atte
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
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