What is special about Ujjain?
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What is special about Ujjain?
The ‘Temple City’, Ujjain, is thronged largely by the Hindu devotees. As the name given to it suggests, the city is dotted with number of big and small, old and new temples making it an important religious place in India to visit. Situated on the bank of River Shipra, Ujjain is also the venue for the famed Kumbh Mela.
What is the latitude of Ujjain?
23.1765° N, 75.7885° E
Ujjain/Coordinates
Is Ujjain is the Centre point of India?
It is the fifth-largest city in Madhya Pradesh by population and is the administrative centre of Ujjain district and Ujjain division. It is one of the Hindu pilgrimage centres of Sapta Puri famous for the Kumbh Mela held there every 12 years….Ujjain.
| Ujjain Avantika | |
|---|---|
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Region | Malwa |
| District | Ujjain |
| Government |
Is Mahakaleshwar temple Centre of Earth?
As per mythology or ancient India, its in center of earth. Lord Shiv (Destroyer of World) worshiped here. Every 12 years they have a Kumbha Mela.
What is the old name of Ujjain?
In ancient times the city was called Ujjayini. As per epic Mahabharata Ujjayani was the capital of Avanti Kingdom.
How old is Ujjain city?
5000 years old
Ujjain is ancient and historical city that is 5000 years old. It is described as the best city in Adi Brahma Puran and it is called mokshda and bhukti-mukti in AgniPuran and Garuda Puran. There was a time when this city had been a capital of a big empire.
Where is Ujjain located in which state of India?
Madhya Pradesh
Ujjain/State
Which river is situated in Ujjain?
Shipra
Ujjain, city, western Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is located on the Malwa Plateau on the east side of the Sipra (Shipra) River, a tributary of the Chambal River. Ujjain is one of seven sacred Hindu cities.
Why is Shiva called mahakal?
According to Hinduism, Mahakal refers to lord Shiva as he is the destroyer of all elements. There is nothing beyond him, no element no dimensions not even time (kaal). That is why he is maha (greater) kaal (time). Thus he is known as “Mahakal”.
Who made Ujjain mahakal Temple?
Lord Brahma
According to Hindu mythology, the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain is built by Lord Brahma. However, the temple structure suggests that the temple was built midway through the 18th century in Bhumija, Chalukya, and Maratha styles of architecture.
Where is Ujjain located on the map?
As per the Surya Siddhanta, a 4th-century astronomical treatise, which postulated a spherical earth, long before the western world did, explained Avanti, the ancient name for Ujjain is geographically situated at the precise spot where the zero meridian of Longitude and the Tropic of Cancer intersect.
Is Ujjain the central meridian for time in India?
Before that, Ujjain was considered the central meridian for time in India. Even today, wherever you may be born, when a panchang or horoscope as per the Hindu almanac is drawn up, it is always based on Ujjain time (roughly 29 minutes behind IST).
As per the Surya Siddhanta, a 4th-century astronomical treatise, Ujjain is geographically situated at the precise spot where the zero meridian of longitude and the Tropic of Cancer intersect. This is why it was considered the navel of the earth, and is called the “Greenwich of India”.
Where does the Prime Meridian run in India?
Today the internationally accepted Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich, in England. In India this line was always drawn through Ujjain. This is stated in all ancient texts on astronomy, as well as in the epics Mahabharata and Ramayana etc. It is what made Ujjain a very sacred city.