Historical Period18c CE
18th c. reconstruction; ancient site
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Deities
Mahakaleshwar Ujjain
Mahākāleśvara — Third Jyotirlinga, Bhasma Aarti
Mahākāleśvara — Third Jyotirlinga, Bhasma Aarti
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Third of the 12 Jyotirlingas. The only Jyotirlinga facing south (unique iconographic feature). Famous for the pre-dawn Bhasma Aarti — the deity is anointed with ash from a cremation ground every morning, a ritual unique to this temple.
Mahākāleśvara — Third Jyotirlinga, Bhasma Aarti
