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Ujjain's Kalbhairav, the god to whom Hindu devotees offer liquor

New Delhi: Addiction to alcohol may be harmful to human health, and is considered sin in Hinduishm, but there is a god to whom Hindu devotees themselves offer liquor.  There is a temple of Shri

PTI Published : Feb 15, 2013 17:48 IST, Updated : Feb 20, 2013 6:29 IST


This temple is believed to have been built by King Bhadresen in older times on the banks of the Shipra River.



There is mention of a Kaal Bhairva temple in the Avanti Khanda of the Skanda Purana also, which is a text thousands of years old.  

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