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  2. Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Mahakaleshwar Temple Udaipur - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Jyotirlinga - Wikipedia

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    Mahakal, Ujjain (or Avanti) in Madhya Pradesh is home to the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple. The Lingam at Mahakal is believed to be Swayambhu , the only one of the 12 jyotirlingams to be so. It is also the only one facing south and also the temple to have a Shree Rudra Yantra perched upside down at the ceiling of the Garbhagriha (where the ...

  5. Ancient monuments in Ujjain - Wikipedia

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    Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva.. Shrimant Ranojirao Shinde the founder of Scindia dynasty in northern India, renovated the Famous jyotirling temple of Shri Mahakaaleshwar, Harsidhdhi Mandir, Sidhdhha Vat ghat, Ram ghat, Mangalnath and many more in the city, which was capital of his Kingdom.

  6. Ujjain - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. Mahakal Temple, Darjeeling - Wikipedia

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    Translation: The master of Kaal[time]) is a sacred Hindu temple located in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, the third god in the Hindu triumvirate. The temple was built in 1782 by Lama Dorjey Rinzing and is perched atop the Observatory Hill and is an amalgamation of Hindu and Buddhist religions. It is a ...

  8. Irumbai - Wikipedia

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    An ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is there hosting Magakaleswarar, Maga Kalanathar and goddesses Mathura Sundara Nayagi and Kuil Mozhiyammai. 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.

  9. Mahakala - Wikipedia

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    Mahākāla (Sanskrit: महाकाल, pronounced [mɐɦaːˈkaːlɐ]) is a deity common to Hinduism and Buddhism. [1]In Buddhism, Mahākāla is regarded as a Dharmapāla ("Protector of the Dharma") and a wrathful manifestation of a Buddha, while in Hinduism, Mahākāla is a fierce manifestation of the Hindu god Shiva and the consort of the goddess Mahākālī; [1] he most prominently ...