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Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga (IAST: mahākāleśvara) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, shrines which are said to be the most sacred abodes of Shiva. 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 holy river Shipra.
Mahakaleshwar Temple is one of the famous temples in Udaipur. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva ( as known as Mahakaal) and its 900 year old temple. According to saints Lord Shiva devotee Guru Gorakhnath worshipped at this religious site. The main shrine of the temple has Shivlinga in beautiful black stone. Prayers are done daily at the temple.
This temple has ancient records written by Thirugnanasambantha Swamigal and are hosted Pujas. [1] The Mahakaleshwar cult was only conducted in three locations in India. Irumbai Mahakaleshwar Temple served as a connecting point to the other two of the three.
The famed historical Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple is in Ujjain. Bhartṛhari is said to have written his great epics, Virat Katha, Neeti Sataka, the love story of Pradyot Princess Vasavadatta and Udayan in Ujjayini, as the city was called during his times. The writings of Bhasa are set in Ujjain, and he probably lived in the city. [26]
The Kal Bhairava temple is believed to have been built by King Bhadrasen, on the banks of the Shipra. Mentioned in the Avanti Khanda of the Skanda Purana. Important for the Tantric Kapalika and Aghora sects, of which Ujjain was a prominent centre. Beautiful paintings in the Malwa style once decorated the temple walls, only traces of which are ...
Irumbai Mahaleswarar Temple [1] is a Hindu temple located at Irumbai in Vanur taluk in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is Shiva . He is called as Maakaleswarar.
English: The Mahakaleshvar 1 is a late 11th-century Shiva temple in Un village, about 10 miles west of Khargone city. It is located to the north of Chaubara Dera 1, and has a similar floor plan. Given Mahakaleshwar's sophistication, it was likely built in the decades immediately after Chaubara Dera 1 was complete.
Among the several shrines in the complex, the Mahakuteshvara temple, built in the dravida style, and the Mallikarjuna temple are the largest. There is a small shrine in the centre of the Vishnu Pushkarni tank and in it is a Shiva linga (universal symbol of god Shiva) called Panchamukha linga ("five faced linga"), one face for each direction and ...