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Historic Walking Area Attractions In Ujjain District

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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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  • 1. 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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