Ujjain उज्जैन

Ancient Avantika — one of seven Mokshapuris and home to Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga. The only Jyotirlinga facing south. Bhasma Aarti at 4 AM is one of Hinduism's most powerful rituals.

Simhastha Kumbh Mela every 12 years. Bhasma Aarti uses cremation ghat ashes — performed nowhere else in the world.