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The city has been one of the most prominent trade and political centres of the Indian Subcontinent from the time of the ancient Mahājanapadas until the British colonisation of India. An ancient city situated on the eastern bank of the Shipra River, Ujjain was the most prominent city on the Malwa plateau of central India for much of its history ...
Ujjain is an ancient city of central India, in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River. Following is a list of ancient monuments in Ujjain . The Temples
Ujjain (earlier Ujjayini, Avanti) Vadodara (earlier known with following names Viravati, Chandravati, Vadpatra and Baroda) Vaishali; Vallabhi; Varanasi; Vellore; Vidisha; Bairat (modern day Viratnagar) Maisolos, Masalia, Masulipatnam, Masulipatam, now Machilipatnam or Bandar; Vijayavatika (modern day Vijayawada) Waltair (modern day ...
Avanti was an ancient Indian Mahajanapada (Great Janapada), roughly corresponding to the present-day Malwa region. According to the Buddhist texts , the Anguttara Nikaya , Avanti was one of the solasa mahajanapadas (sixteen great realms) of the 6th century BCE.
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 holy river Shipra . The presiding deity, Shiva in the lingam form is believed to be Swayambhu , deriving currents of power ( Shakti ) from within itself as against the other images and lingams that are ritually ...
Shipra (alternately: Kshipra) is a river in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The river rises in the North of Dhar district and flows north across the Malwa Plateau to join the Chambal River at the MP-Rajasthan boundary in Mandsaur district. It is one of the sacred rivers in Hinduism. The holy city of Ujjain is situated on
Ujjain was the capital city of the Avanti kingdom, one of the prominent mahajanapadas of ancient India. In the post- Mahabharata period—around 500 BC— Avanti was an important kingdom in western India; it was ruled by the Haihayas , a people who were responsible for the destruction of Naga power in western India .
The historical Avanti kingdom of ancient India is described in the Mahabharata epic. Avanti was divided into north and south by river Vetravati.Initially, Mahissati (Sanskrit Mahishamati) was the capital of southern Avanti, and Ujjaini (Sanskrit Ujjayini) was of northern Avanti, but at the times of Mahavira and Buddha, Ujjaini was the capital of integrated Avanti.