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2 unusual facts about Ujjain


Arin

Ujjain, an Indian city used as the center of ancient and medieval world maps, which was corrupted in Latin as Arin

Bhokardan

One of the earliest references of Bhokardan is found in Markandeya Purana, where it is described as a prosperous trading city in Dandakaranya area, located on the trade route from Ujjayini, in central India to Prathishthana, then capital city of Satavahanas.


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Aulikaras

A fragmentary undated inscription of a hitherto unknown ruler Kumaravarma was found by Girija Shankar Runwal during Mandsaur excavation by the team of Vikram University, Ujjain in 1979 from the foundations of a building.

Bharthari

When Bhartrhari was king of 'Ujjayani' (modern day Ujjain) in his state there lived a Brahman who after years of austerities was given, the fruit of immortality, from the celestial tree of Kalpavriksha.

Bṛhatkathāślokasaṃgraha

The action happens in cities like Ujjayinī modern Ujjain, Vārānasi modern Varanasi or Benares, Champa and Madurai, in royal palaces and their harems and parks, in courtesans’ parlours and boudoirs, in merchants’ mansions, caravans and ships, in paupers’ hovels and slums, in outcastes’ villages, in ascetics’ hermitages, in cremation grounds, on festive pilgrimages, in gambling dens and in jungles, mountains and deserts.

Chastana

Chastana was mentioned by Ptolemy as "Tiasthenes" or "Testenes", ruling a large area of Western India into the 2nd century CE, especially the area of Ujjain ("Ozene"), during the reign of the Satavahana king Vasisthiputra Sri Pulamavi.

Ghats in Varanasi

Mana-Mandir Ghat: Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur built this Ghat in 1770, as well as the Jantar Mantar equipped with ornate window casings along with those at Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain, and Mathura.

Hindu pilgrimage sites

Kumbh Mela: The Kumbh Mela (the "pitcher festival") is one of the holiest of Hindu pilgrimages that is held every four years; the location is rotated among Allahabad, Haridwar, Nashik, and Ujjain.

John Hessing

In June 1801 Hessing commanded four battalions outside Ujjain, which were attacked and defeated by Yashwantrao Holkar, the Maratha ruler of Indore.

Kaleshwar

Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga, a Hindu temple in Ujjain, Ujjain District, Madhya Pradesh

Kalol

It is also connected with Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Ratlam, Ujjain, Indore, Bhopal and Jabalpur through Jabalpur - Somnath Express and Indore Gandhinagar Shanti Express trains.

Mori Rajputs

Of late, they have remained as smaller royal states and jagirdars in central India in the present state of Madhya Pradesh; they are presently settled in Wadhwan Dhar, Ujjain, Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur and Raisen.

Pushpa Devi Singh

She was educated at St. Joseph's Convent, Sagar and Maharani Laxmibai College, Bhopal and Vikram University, Ujjain.

Samprati

It is said that Samprati built thousands of Jain Temples in India, many of which are still in use, such as the Jain temples at Viramgam and Palitana (Gujarat), Agar Malwa (Ujjain).

Saumya Tandon

Her father, Dr. B. G. Tandon, was a Professor and Head of the Department of English at Vikram University in Ujjain and was an authority on Shakespearean literature who wrote 17 books on different branches of English literature.

Shivmangal Singh Suman

Suman worked as the Vice Chancellor of Vikram University (Ujjain) during 1968-78; the Vice-President of Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow; Press & Cultural Attache, Indian Embassy, Kathmandu (Nepal) during 1956-61; and the President, Association of Indian Universities (New Delhi) during 1977-78.


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