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About
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 Mahakal
of Ujjayini is known among the twelve
celebrated
Jyotirlingas
in India. The glory of Mahakaleshwar temple
has been vividly described in various Purans.
Starting with Kalidasa, many sanskrit poets
have eulogized this temple in emotive terms.
Ujjain used to be the central point for
calculation of Indian time and Mahakala was
considered as the distinctive presiding
deity of Ujjain...
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The Ved Shala (Observatory) |
 Ujjian
enjoyed a position of considerable
importance in the field of astronomy, Great
works on astronomy such as the Surya
Siddhanta and the Panch Siddhanta were
written in Ujjain. According to Indian
astronomers, the Tropic of Cancer is
supposed to pass through Ujjain It is also
the first meridian of longitude of the Hindu
geographers. From about the 4th century
B.C.. Ujjain enjoyed the reputation of being
india's Greenwich....
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Pancheshani Yatra |
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Also known as the Pancheshani Yatra, it is a
grand tour of Ujjain in which thousands of
people join in every year. The Chatdwar
Yatra, the ceremonial visits to the four
gates, is also associated with this Yatra.
The legend goes that when Lord Shiva founded
Ujjain at Parvati's behest on the banks of
the Shipra, four gates were established to
guard the city from all four directions.Four
guardian deities, Pingaleshwar (East),
Kayavarohaneshwar (South) Dardureshwar
(North) and Bilveshwar (West) were appointed
with Mahakaleshwar at the center of the
town....
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Kalidasa Academy |
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 This
academy was set up in Ujjain by the
Government of Madhya Pradesh to immortalise
the memory of the great poet dramatist, and
to create a multidisciplinary institution to
project the genius of the entire classical
tradition with Kalidasa as the apex, enable
research and study in Sanskrit classical and
traditional performing arts, and facilitate
its adaptation for contemporary stage in
different cultural sittings and language
groups. The academy complex consists of a
theatre built according to the specification
laid down by Bharata's Natya Shastra, an
exhibition hall and theatre museum, library,
lecture and seminary halls, research
facilities for scholars.....More
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Simhastha-2004 |
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Hindu mythological
tale of the churning of the ocean by the
Gods and the demons, with vasuki the serpent
as the rope. The ocean bed first yielded
fourteen gems, then Lakshimi, the goddess of
wealth, and finally the coveted vessel of
nectar. Then began the wild scramble for
immortality with the demons chasing the gods
across the skies, and in the process, a few
drops were split and fell at Hardwar,
Prayag, Nasik and Ujjayini. The magnificence
and the awesome spectacle of the bathing
ritual at the Simhastha defies description.
Beginning on the full moon day in Chaitra
(April), it continues into Vaishakha (May),
until the next full moon day......More
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