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'''Mahakaleshwar''' at '''Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh''' — ancient Avantika on the Shipra — is the third jyotirlinga, and the only one where the linga faces south: ''dakshinamukhi'', the face of Shiva as Mahakala, Time itself, lord of death and of the city that once set India's meridian. Its daily ''bhasma-arati'' is among the most famous rites in India. Sacked in 1234–35 during Iltutmish's raid on Ujjain, the shrine was raised again in 1734 under the Marathas of the Shinde (Scindia) house — another link in the chain of rebuilders that runs through these twelve.

''This page awaits its full Indopedia treatment — history from inscriptions and chronicles, period images with provenance, and the chain of builders and rebuilders, in the manner of [[Somnath Temple — The Shrine Eternal]]. To take up this temple, see [[Indopedia:Contribute]].''

== Sacred tradition ==
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== The temple in history ==
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== Architecture ==
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== Legacy ==
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[[Category:Jyotirlingas]]