The ancient city of central India, Ujjain is situated in the Malwa

region of Madhya Pradesh, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River.

Ujjain is the administrative center of Ujjain District and Ujjain

Division. The History of Ujjain has a significant value and a historical

importance attached to it. The History of Ujjain states that initially the

city was known as Ujjayini and as per epic Mahabharata Ujjayani was

the capital of the Avanti Kingdom. The city is said to have been the

residence of Ashoka (who subsequently became the emperor), at the

time when he was the viceroy of the western provinces of the Maurya

empire. Ujjain was ruled by the Sungas and the Satavahanas

consecutively in the Post-Mauryan period. The Satavahanas and the

Indo-Scythian Sakas had contested for the city for a long period, but

following the end of the Satavahana dynasty, the city was retained by

the Sakas from the 2nd to the 4th century CE. After the conquest of

the Sakas by the Guptas, the city soon gained importance and became

an important seat in the annals of that empire.

Simhastha 2016

(Poornima) as per lunar calendar. Nearly ten million devotees

across the country graced the festival with their presence on

this auspicious day. Ujjain hosted the Ardha Kumbh in the

year 2010 where numerous Hindus witnessed the occasion. In

the year 2016, Simhastha Kumbh Mela will be commemorated

in Ujjain . Do not miss the opportunity and embrace your soul

and material body with the sacred nectar bestowed by God.

Ujjain has been a source of inspiration to ancient Indian sages,

poets, dramatists, social commentators and scholars since

times immemorial. The city has also nurtured cultural, literary,

Vedic and educational institutions

Date Day Ocassion

22 April 2016 Friday (Purnima)

First Snan

09 May 2016 Monday Kumbh

Snan

11 May 2016 Wednesday

Kumbh Snan

17 May 2016 Wednesday

Kumbh Snan

19 May 2016 Wednesday

Kumbh Snan

21 May 2016 Saturday

(Purnima) Shahi Snan

The pious panchkroshi yatra will going to be held from 1st to

6th may 2016.

Mahakaleshwar

The Mahakaleshwar Temple is an important and scared abode of Lord

Shiva. Several tourists flock this shrine from different parts of India

and the world. The temple is one of the twelve 'Jyotirlingams' in the

country and is also highly revered by Hindu devotees. The holy

sanctuary is found along the banks of the Rudra Sagar Lake in Ujjain

where the main deity is said to have formed on its own, in stone (also

known as a Swayambhu). The highlights of this temple are the

practice of ancient rituals undertaken to gratify the God and the

ceremonial customs, which promise to evoke spiritual calling. The

Mahakaleshwar Temple is also known for its beautiful and rich

inscribing that reflects on the grandeur of the Rajput royalties, who

once ruled the region. A visit to the cultural city of Ujjain would be

incomplete without a stopover at the divine, Mahakaleshwar Temple.

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