What are the darshan timings of Angareshwar Mahadev Mandir?
Angareshwar Mahadev Mandir in Ujjain is open for darshan 5:00 AM – 9:00 PM. The temple is located at on the Shipra banks.
Timings can change on festivals, eclipses and special occasions. Please confirm with the temple before you travel.
What is Angareshwar Mahadev Mandir known for?
Angareshwar Mahadev is a Shiva temple on the bank of the Shipra at Ujjain, one of the older riverside shrines of the city. The name comes from Angarak, another name for Mangal — the planet Mars — and the temple belongs to the same strand of Ujjain's worship as Mangalnath: the city is held in the Puranic account to be the birthplace of Mangal, and more than one shrine here carries that association.
Why is Angareshwar Mahadev Mandir significant?
Ujjain's link with Mangal is recorded in the Matsya Purana, and the city's standing in classical Indian astronomy gave that link a long life in practice. Angareshwar is worshipped as Shiva in the aspect associated with Angarak, and the temple's position on the Shipra places it within the riverside circuit that pilgrims have walked for centuries. It is a small and quiet shrine, visited mainly by those making the round of Ujjain's Shiva temples rather than by day visitors.
Which rituals and festivals are held at Angareshwar Mahadev Mandir?
Abhishek with Shipra water, bel patra, flowers and the offering of red cloth are customary, red being the colour associated with Mangal. Tuesday is the day of the week associated with Mangal and is when the temple is most visited.
Mahashivratri and the month of Shravan are kept as at any Shiva temple. Angarak Chaturthi, when a Tuesday falls on the fourth of the waning moon, is particular to this tradition.
How do you reach Angareshwar Mahadev Mandir?
The temple is on the Shipra within the riverside stretch of Ujjain, a few kilometres from Mahakaleshwar and reachable by auto or cab. It is usually included in a circuit with Mangalnath and Siddhavat rather than visited on its own.
Indore airport is about 55 kilometres away.