KL Rahul has come to visit Mahakaleshwar Temple amid India vs New Zealand ODI series. The third ODI match is to be played in Indore on Sunday, January 18, but before Indore, Rahul reached Ujjain, where he took blessings of Mahadev. Let us tell you that this is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas, Rahul also worshiped Nandi ritually. He bowed his head before Lord Shiva and took blessings.
KL Rahul has already come many times to visit Mahakal located in Ujjain. He came here with his parents before the start of IPL 2024. Apart from this, he had reached here with his wife Athiya Shetty before the Indore Test in 2023.
KL Rahul is in very good form at the moment. In the second ODI match played in Rajkot, Rahul had scored unbeaten 112 runs, but Team India lost that match by 7 wickets. Daryl Mitchell’s innings of 131 runs overshadowed Rahul’s century.
Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh: Captain KL Rahul visited the Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple today. pic.twitter.com/SUeOneMb6w
— IANS (@ians_india) January 16, 2026
Let us tell you that before Rahul, Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir and batting coach Sitanshu Kotak had also visited Mahakaleshwar temple. He reached here at 4 in the morning at the time of Bhasma Aarti.

