Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga
Another of the twelve Jyotirlingas, on an Om-shaped island in the Narmada; the classic pairing with Mahakal.
Maihar Sharda Devi
Hilltop Shakti shrine of goddess Sharda in eastern MP, reached by a long stair climb or ropeway.
Trimbakeshwar, Nashik
Jyotirlinga at the source of the Godavari, a natural onward stop for Jyotirlinga pilgrims.
Ujjain pairs most naturally with Omkareshwar, about 140 km away, which is the other Jyotirlinga in this stretch of Madhya Pradesh, set on an Om-shaped island in the Narmada. Doing Mahakaleshwar and Omkareshwar together is a well-worn two-Jyotirlinga circuit that many pilgrims complete in a couple of days, and it is the single strongest add-on to a Mahakal visit.
For those extending further, Trimbakeshwar near Nashik, roughly 400 km southwest, is another Jyotirlinga and a logical onward stop on a longer temple run toward Maharashtra. Devotees drawn to Shakti worship sometimes push east to Maihar, about 500 km away, where the hilltop shrine of Sharda Devi is reached by a long climb or a ropeway. Within Ujjain itself the town is dense with shrines tied to Mahakal, so most visitors combine the Jyotirlinga with the city's other sacred sites before travelling on.
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