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Mahashivratri in Ujjain and Varanasi

FebruaryMarchdates shift yearly

Overnight queues at Mahakaleshwar and the Kashi Vishwanath corridor. Darshan waits run many hours — go very early or plan around it.

Can fall in February or March. It follows a lunar calendar, so the date moves every year — confirm it before booking anything non-refundable.

Where to see it

Ujjain

Ujjain · Madhya Pradesh

Mahakaleshwar — City of the Great Destroyer

Ujjain Junction, 1 kmDevi Ahilya Bai Holkar (Indore), 55 km

Varanasi

Varanasi · Uttar Pradesh

The Eternal City

Varanasi Junction, 5 kmLal Bahadur Shastri (VNS), 26 km

Around the same time

Other festivals that can fall in February or March.