Kaal Bhairav Puja in Ujjain
An offering to the guardian of the city at Bhairavgarh, where the custom of offering madira is still kept.
2 pandits · About 2 to 3 hours · Kal Bhairav Mandir, Bhairavgarh
About this puja
Kal Bhairav is held in Ujjain to be the guardian of the city, and his temple at Bhairavgarh on the Shipra is among the oldest places of worship in it. The offering of madira at the sanctum is a custom found at very few other shrines in India, and it is still made here daily.
The puja is an offering: a sankalp in the devotee’s name, the invocation, the offerings made through the mantras, and aarti. It is not tied to a tithi and can be arranged on most days.
The queue is shortest in the middle of the day. If you are coming for the darshan day as well, this is usually the stop we put after noon.
How the rite is performed
Sankalp
The sankalp is taken in your name and gotra at the temple.
Invocation
Kal Bhairav is invoked by the pujari with the opening mantras.
Offerings
Flowers, fruit, garland and the customary offerings are made through the recitation.
Aarti
Aarti is performed at the sanctum.
Prasad and blessings
The rite closes and prasad is given.
When it is performed
- Most days of the year, on a time agreed with the pujari.
- Bhairav Ashtami and Kaal Ashtami are the days most associated with him.
- Sunday and Tuesday are customary; the temple is busier on both.
Puja samagri
- Garland, flowers and fruit
- Coconut and betel
- Incense, lamp and camphor
- Mauli and akshat
- The customary offerings made at this temple
Everything above is arranged and brought by us, and it is covered by the price. There is nothing for you to buy and nothing to carry to the ghat.
What ₹5,000 covers
Included
- The dakshina for two pandits
- All the puja samagri listed above
- Arrangement at the temple
- Guidance on the queue and what time to arrive
- A photograph or short video of the rite, sent on WhatsApp
Not included
- Travel to Bhairavgarh
- Your stay in Ujjain
- Any donation you choose to give
Before you come
- Bathe before you arrive, and wear clean, simple clothes.
- Leather is customarily left outside the temple.
- Bring your name and gotra for the sankalp.
Questions people ask
- Is the madira offering part of this puja?
- It is the custom of the temple and it is made at the sanctum. The pujari handles it; nothing is asked of you.
- What time should we come?
- The queue is usually shortest in the middle of the day. We will give you a time once the pujari has confirmed the booking.
- Can we combine it with the six-temple darshan?
- Yes, and most people do. Kal Bhairav already sits in the darshan day, so we arrange the puja for the same stop rather than sending you twice.
- How many of us can attend?
- The standard arrangement covers up to five taking the sankalp. More can stand with you; tell us the number and we will tell the pujari.
UjjainSeva arranges this rite through pandits who perform it in Ujjain. We are not a temple trust and have no official connection to any temple committee. Nothing on this page promises a religious or personal outcome; it describes what the tradition is and what we arrange. Timings and temple access are set by the temples, not by us.
Booking takes about a minute
Tell us the date
Two taps on this page, or let the pandit set one from your chart.
We reply on WhatsApp
With the pandit’s confirmation, the time and what to bring.
Arrive and be met
Someone from UjjainSeva meets you at the ghat or the temple.
Photos after
A photograph or short video of the rite is sent to you.
