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Ujjain is a town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is located in the district of Ujjain and has about 515,000 inhabitants ( 2011 census ). It is one of the seven "holy cities" of India.

Ujjain is 55 kilometers north of Indore on the banks of the river Shipra, in the state of Madhya Pradesh. As in Haridwar, Nashik and Prayag ( Allahabad ) can be found here every twelve years India's largest religious gathering place: the Kumbh Mela.

History

Excavations north of Ujjain promoted traces of human settlement dating from the 8th century BC to days.

The ancient city was an important regional capital of the Maurya. The former Avantika was on the main trade route from northern India to Mesopotamia and Egypt. According to the Hindu mythology, Shiva once changed the name in Ujjaiyini, " the conquered with pride " to emphasize his victory over the demon king Tripuri.

Later, the Sultans of Mandu, the Mughals and Raja Jai Singh II of Jaipur, who built one of his five observatories Jantar Mantar here governed - Ujjain is situated on the Hindu prime meridian.

In the 18th century Ujjains sat a decline. Today, the bulk of the industrial activities of the region focused on the near Indore. Ujjains approximately 515 000 inhabitants earn their living in traditional Art

Important buildings are the Mahakaleshwar, a Jyotirlinga ( one of the 12 most sacred Shiva temple ), and Harsiddhi Mandir ( = temple ), the Gopal Mandir and the sundial Vedha Shala in the above- mentioned Jantar Mantar ..

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