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Today, until the eagerly anticipated revelation of the messiah, there is no Holy Temple and therefore (generally speaking) no Biblical mandate to go to the mikvah. The only exception to this rule is the Niddah; a menstruating woman who must go to the mikvah before she can resume marital relations with her husband, and thus the Mitzvah of mikvah is still relevant to women until this very day.
The only time when it is Halachically mandatory for a man to go the mikvah is a prospective convert as his final stage of conversion. (Read "What is the conversion process?") It is also stated in the code of Jewish law that men go to the mikvah the day before Yom Kippur. On Yom Kippur we are compared to angels, and must therefore purify ourselves beforehand. (In many communities the women also go to the mikvah on this day). Often a groom will immerse on his wedding day.
Chassidim have the custom of going to the mikvah every day, and especially prior to Shabbat and festivals. This is intended to add an extra dimension of purity and holiness to everyday life.
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