Udaya
An illustration of a north Indian shikhara, standing for Shri Eklingji Temple, Kailashpuri

Saiva · Udaipur, Rajasthan

Shri Eklingji Temple, Kailashpuri

Eklingji, a four-faced black marble linga, the ruler of Mewar

General

The temple in short

Deity
Eklingji, a four-faced black marble linga, the ruler of Mewar
Where
Udaipur, Rajasthan · 24.75N 73.72E
Usual hours
4.30 am – 7 pm, with a long midday close — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Sani Guru
Visited for
The Maharanas of Mewar rule as this Lord’s deputies and still come on Mondays. Maha Sivaratri and the Sravan Mondays are its days.
Kept for Jupiter and Saturn, 2 of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

Where it is

Shri Eklingji Temple, Kailashpuri, Udaipur, Rajasthan. The dot is the town, to about a kilometre — the gazetteer does not hold the gopuram's own coordinates.

Others within reach

Nearest first, by straight-line distance

Add what you know#

Been to this temple? The things that change — whether the hours on this page were right, whether the sannidhi was open, how long the queue was on a Saturday — are exactly what no printed source keeps current, and what the next person travelling here needs.

  • Were the hours right when you went?
  • Is anything on this page wrong or out of date?
  • A photograph of the gopuram, the tank, or the notice board

A contribution carries a name, so a reader knows whose account it came from. That is why it needs an account, and it is the only reason.

Sign in and add yours

Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.