The list of important festivals at Ujjain Mahakaleshwar Temple, Madhya Pradesh, is given here. The list comprised of Hindu month, tithi and the importance of the festival.
Important Festivals at Ujjain Temple
1. Chaitra Month Krishna Paksha Panchami – Ranga Panchami, Phaga and Dhvaja Pujana
2. Chaitra Month Shukla Paksha Pratipada – New Samvatsara Celebration and Panchanga Pujana
3. Vaisakha Month Krishna Paksha Pratipada – Jaladhara for continuous two months
4. Vaishakha Month Shukla Paksha Tritiya – Akshay Tritiya – Jala Mataki Phala daana
5. Jyeshta Month Krishna Paksha – Nakshatra Prajanya Anushthana for 11 days
6. Ashada Month Shukla Paksha – Guru Purnima Special Sringara on the advent of month. Chaturmasa begins.
7. Sravana Krishna Paksha – Every Monday Sawari (Shravan Somvar Sawari)
8. Sravana Krishna Amavasya – Deepa Pujana
9. Sravana Shukla Paksha – Naga Panchami – Darshan of Naga Chandresvara
10. Sravana Purnima – Raksha Sutra Parva, Bhoga and Sringara
11. Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha – Every Monday upto Amavasya Sawari
12. Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami – Janmashtami celebrations after evening Arati
13. Ashwin Krishna Ekadashi – Uma Sanjhi festival begins
14. Ashwin Shukla Dwitiya – Final day of Uma Sanjhi festival
15. Ashwin Shukla Dashami – Vijayadashami Parva, Sami Pujana and Sawari
16. Ashwin Purnima – Sharadotsava and distribution of Kshira in midnight
17. Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi – Annakuta
18. Kartika Amavasya – Deepavali festival
19. Kartika Shukla Mondays – Sawari (procession)
20. Kartika Shukla Chaturdashi – Baikunta Chaturdashi Harihara Milana (processions)
21. Margashirsha Krishna Paksha – Every Monday Sawari
22. Pausha Shukla Paksha- Dhana Sankranti (Ekadashi) – Annakuta
23. Magha Krishna Panchami – Basant Panchami Special Puja
24. Phalgun Krishna – Mahashivaratri Mahotsava, Special Pujana and Abhisheka
25. Phalgun Shukla Paksha Dwitiya – Darshan of five-forms of Siva (Pancha Swarupa)
26. Phalgun Purnima – Holika festival after Sandhya Arati