Latest Photos of Mahakal Lok to be inaugurated by PM Modi: Check cost, area, phase 2 project, other key details

The Mahakaleshwar Temple, one of the 12 'Jyotirlings' in the country that gets devotees throughout the year, is considered one of the holiest places by the Hindus, and lakhs of people converge here from all parts of the country during Shravan month of the Hindu calendar.

The first phase of the corridor project has been built at a cost of Rs 350 cr while the cost for its second phase is estimated at Rs 450 cr. Ram Ghat on Kshipra River bank will also be developed as part of the second phase of the project.

There is an open space of five-and-a-half acres in its front, where facilities like 'Chintan Van', 'Anubhuti Van', and meditation centre will come up.

A 40-room dharamshala with a five-star hotel-like facility is being developed in a heritage building located near the Mahakaleshwar Temple as part of the second phase of the mega corridor development project.

The Phse 1 corridor is dotted with 108 ornate sandstone columns bearing decorative 'Trishul' (tridents) on top and 'mudras' (symbolic hand gesture) of Lord Shiva on its faces, gushing fountains surrounded by sculptures of the deity and 53 illuminated murals depicting stories from Shiv Puran.

The lake has also been revived as part of the overall redevelopment project around the Mahakaleshwar Temple, one of the 12 'jyotirlings' in the country that gets devotees throughout the year.

The first phase includes an over 900-m-long corridor 'Mahakal Lok', billed as one of the largest such corridors in India that skirts around the old Rudrasagar Lake.

The Rs 856-crore project, under the Ujjain Smart City, started in 2017 and in five years the entire landscape has undergone a sea change. Work on the second phase is already underway and is likely to be completed by June 2023.