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The Best Attractions In Ujjain

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Ujjain is previous capital of gwalior state and city in Ujjain district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the fifth largest city in Madhya Pradesh by population and is the administrative centre of Ujjain district and Ujjain division. It is a known Hindu pilgrimage centre with the Kumbh Mela held here every 12 years.An ancient city situated on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River, Ujjain was the most prominent city on the Malwa plateau of central India for much of its history. It emerged as the political centre of central India around 600 BCE. It was the capital of the ancient Avanti kingdom, one of the sixteen mahajanapadas. It remained an ...
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  • 2. Kal Bhairav Temple Ujjain
    The Kal Bhairav temple is a Hindu temple located in the Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is dedicated to Kal Bhairav, the guardian deity of the city. Located on the banks of the Shipra River, it is one of the most active temples in the city, visited by hundreds of devotees daily. Liquor is one of the offerings made to the temple deity.
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  • 3. Harsiddhi Temple Ujjain
    Harsidhhi is a regional Hindu goddess, popular in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, adjoining Maharashtra states of India.
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  • 5. Mahakaleshwar Ujjain
    Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and one of the twelve Jyotirlingams, shrines which are said to be the most sacred abodes of Lord Shiva. It is located in the ancient city of Ujjain in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The temple is situated on the side of the Rudra Sagar lake. The presiding deity, Lord Shiva in the lingam form is believed to be Swayambhu, deriving currents of power from within itself as against the other images and lingams that are ritually established and invested with mantra-shakti.
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  • 6. Sandipani Ashram Ujjain
    Sandīpanī Muni was the guru of Bhagavan Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Sandīpanī was a ṛṣi/muni/saint of Ujjain. Sandīpanī means, Possessor of complete illuminating . The Saṅgīta-Sāra-Saṅgraha relates the name as a particular musical śruti . The Sandīpanī Muni āśrama is located 2 km outside Ujjain, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The area near the āśrama, known as Aṅkapāta, is popularly believed to have been the place used by Bhagavan Śrī Kṛṣṇa for washing his writing tablets. A locally sourced narrative relates that the numerals 1 to 100 found inscribed on a stone were originally engraved by Saṁdīpanī. Near the āśrama is the Gomti Kund, a stepped water tank. Legend has it that this is where Kṛṣṇa summoned all the holy waters from various centres so...
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  • 10. Ujjain Simhasth Kumbh Ujjain
    Ujjain Simhastha is a Hindu religious mela held every 12 years in the Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh, India. The name is also transliterated as Sinhastha or Singhastha. In Hindi, the fair is also called Simhasth or Sinhasth . The name derives from the fact that it is held when the Jupiter is in Leo . It is one of the four fairs traditionally recognized as Kumbha Melas, and is also known as Ujjain Kumbh Mela. According to Hindu mythology, Vishnu dropped drops of amrita at four places, while transporting it in a kumbha . These four places, including Ujjain, are identified as the present-day sites of the Kumbh Mela.Kumbh in its literal English translation means Pot, which emerged from Samudra Manthan between Gods and Demons. The term ‘Mela‘ signifies’Fair‘. The Simhastha at Ujjain is a...
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  • 11. Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Ujjain
    Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and one of the twelve Jyotirlingams, shrines which are said to be the most sacred abodes of Lord Shiva. It is located in the ancient city of Ujjain in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The temple is situated on the side of the Rudra Sagar lake. The presiding deity, Lord Shiva in the lingam form is believed to be Swayambhu, deriving currents of power from within itself as against the other images and lingams that are ritually established and invested with mantra-shakti.
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  • 13. Vikram University Ujjain
    Vikram University is a university in the city of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India. The university, which is named after the ruler Vikramaditya, was established in 1957. The foundation stone was laid by the then Home Minister of India Govind Vallabh Pant. The University opted for a rigorous evaluation by the National Assessment and Accreditition Council of the University Grants Commission. The apex council of NAAC awarded the grade of A to the university.
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  • 14. ISKCON Ujjain Temple Ujjain
    One of ISKCON temples' is located in Ujjain, Madya Pradesh.Ujjain is the city of temples, with more than 2000 temples and is one of the seven most auspicious pilgrimage cities in India. Bhansal, A. et.al It is also believed that Lord Krishna studied in Ujjain along with his brother Balaram, hence, it made sense to have an ISKCON Temple in Ujjain. It is located near the Nandkheda Bus Stand in Ujjain.
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  • 15. Jantar Mantar Ujjain
    The Jantar Mantar is an equinoctial sundial, consisting a gigantic triangular gnomon with the hypotenuse parallel to the Earth's axis. On either side of the gnomon is a quadrant of a circle, parallel to the plane of the equator. The instrument is intended to measure the time of day, correct to half a second and declination of the Sun and the other heavenly bodies. There are five Jantar Mantars in India, of which the largest is in Jaipur which features many instruments along with the world's largest stone sundial. The Vrihat Samrat yantra is a sundial that can give the local time to an accuracy of 2 seconds. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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