Mahakal Temple and corridor is divine and worth seeing. The experience was divine and heavenly. hen did the Mahakala temple first come in existence, is difficult to tell. However, the event may be assigned to the Pre-historic period. Puranas narrate that it was first established by Prajapita Brahma. There is reference to the appointment of prince Kumarasena by king Chanda Pradyota in 6th c. BC for looking after the law and order situations of Mahakala temple. The punch-marked coins of Ujjain, belonging to 4th-3rd c. BC, bear the figure of Lord Siva on them.

No words in the world can describe the experience we have in this temple. We are perhaps not even eligible to review the temple. One need to go there to experience the sacredness of Shri Mahakal mandir. It is one of the 12 Jyortilings in India. Take the VIP pass if you want to save the time of standing in queue.

I can't adequately describe the experience in words. I'm not reviewing the temple; I'm simply sharing my profound experience. Mahakal is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas in India and has blessed me with the opportunity to witness Shri Baba Mahakal twice. This time, I also visited Omkareshwar, which I had skipped on my previous visit. The icing on the cake is the newly-built corridor, offering a completely different experience at night under the lights. The temple boasts excellent crowd management, ensuring you can have darshan of Shri Baba Mahakal within 30-45 minutes. For those seeking a VIP experience, there is a special darshan available for a charge of INR 250. When you lay eyes on Baba Mahakal, you feel a divine energy that is truly incredible. I hope that soon, Baba Mahakal calls me again for another darshan.

Mahakal corridor is huge and very well maintained. There is a buggy service if required for those who can't walk all through the corridor to reach the main temple. Temple services are excellently managed with no middle men / pundits bothering the devotees. There is a VIP darshan counter where one can pay Rs.250.00 per head and buy Sheegra Darshan tickets. This entitles the devotees to have smooth darshan and come out within 30 min. Prasad can be bought from the authorised counters within the complex.

I had visited this divine place with my father on 18th Dec 2023. To avoid crowd we purchased VIP entry ticket (of Rs 250 each person) but the administration is concerned only to charge fees. No body cares for service and proper management. Even the pujair's & panda's push you for moving and don't allow you to worship for a minute. They try their best to extract money from you....... So avoid everybody asking money and forcefully stay in darshan hall and complete your prayer.

This is an amazing place. The original temple is finely preserved and the sprawling new corridor is a masterpiece. There are several gates to enter. The ones through the new corridor will involve a good amount of walking on legs to reach the main temple. Gate # 1 is the "Shighra darshan" entry gate (note that it shigra darshan is ticket based for Rs. 250. Tickets can be booked online or purchased at the counter right outside gate # 1. 3 wheeler can drop pretty close to gate # 1. Shighra darshan is definitely beneficial for senior citizens as it involves less walking and waiting. The lines of Shighra darshan and regular darshan however eventually merge near to the main shrine. The other key thing to do is bhasma aarti, which happens early in the morning around 4 AM. This has very limited tickets and tickets can be booked online. Tickets open up 14 days in advance and are gone as soon as they open around 8 AM everyday. There are pandits and agents locally that will offer you deals for Rs 4000+ for bhasma aarti but don't fall for them. Plenty of hotels around. We stayed at Hotel Imperial Grand. Very good hotel , 15 mins walk to temple. Some pictures attached for corridor. Must visit place.

Once Mahakal calls,I believe the energy to complete the darshan gracefully becomes the only motive! One hardly remembers anything worldly,when infront of him. He is beyond and above all. It shall remain an incomparable moment of our lives,ever!

Mahakal corridor is huge and very well maintained. There is a buggy service if required for those who can't walk all through the corridor to reach the main temple. Temple services are excellently managed with no middle men / pundits bothering the devotees. There is a VIP darshan counter where one can pay Rs.250.00 per head and buy Sheegra Darshan tickets. This entitles the devotees to have smooth darshan and come out within 30 min. Prasad can be bought from the authorised counters within the complex.

We visited Mahakaleshwar temple during monsoons where we had booked Shigra darshan tickets in advance through their online website. However had to spend time in line to collect physical tickets which would recommend you to take printouts as mobile devices are submitted in the counter. The shigra darshan allowed us to skip lines and do the darshan from very up close and is highly recommended. Don’t forget to buy parshad from counters outside after darshan.

1. We flew by early morning flight(5.45am departure) from Delhi to Indore airport and directly took a cab first to Omkareshwar & Mamleshwar which is about 4-5 hours away. 2. Then we returned to Ujjain by evening and went for Darshan at midnight to wait for our turn in the queue. We had to go so early as we wanted to have Darshan of the Bhasma Arti. 3. We had brought the Holy water from the River Narmada in Omkareshwar and were fortunately the Main Pujari agreed to put it in his kalash for the Abhishek as general public is not allowed in the main garbh grah during the time of Bhasma arti in the Saawan month. 4. We sat at a distance but mostly were watching the puja on the tv screen only. 5. There's no dress code as such but just be decent in your choice. 6. Phones were allowed in the temple but keep in pocket. 7. The mandir compound is huge and Prasad boxes are available in the temple at a price. 8. Advance booking online is always advisable for smooth Darshan. 9. We stayed at the Anushree hotel in Ujjain which is about 4-5 kms from the temple.