T h e H o l y Tourist P l a c e U j j a i n

Ujjain is all set to host Kumbh festival agai n. Ujjain be c om e s the favorite
destination of devotees and saints at the time of Kh um b . Thousands of
devotees c om e here to take
bath in the auspicious Kshipra River. It is
believed that it is one of the river in which drop of mortality were fallen at
the time of war between g o d and devil during the churning of s e a. Thus
devotees and saints c om e here in K u m b h M e l a U j j ai n to take bath in this
immortal river.

At the time of kumbh mela in Ujjain many business g e t benefi ts. The most
benefi ted sector is hotel industry. At the time of kumbh it is very diffi cult to
g e t even a single hotel in Ujjain. O n e c an only plan a trip to Ujjain if they
have prior
booking. Though there are
large numbers of h otel s in U j j ai n but Ujjain hotels are full at the time of
kumbh mela. Ujjain hotel ac commodates thousand of devotees at this time.
B e c au s e of the religious value of Ujjain and other monuments, large tourist
com es to Ujjain. Travel & a m p ; tourism is also an effi cient business in city like
Ujjain. Ujjain tourism also ge ts equal benefi t at the time of Kum bh. It has
be en serving all the visitors since many years and it is now all set for the
next kumbh mela dates which are to be held next year.

If visitors are planning to visit Ujjain there are many places that one c a n visit.
But some of the favorite destinations are:
1 . M a h a k a l e s h w a r : The M a h a k a l Temple is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga.
It is said to be S wayam bh u. That is it is believed that Lord Shi va has himself
settled here. The main thing about this temple is that this is the only south
faci ng Jyotirlinga am o ng all the twelve. It has gre at religious values and
thousand of devotees visit it every year.

2 . Ja n t a r M a n t a r : Jantar M a nta r or the observatory is still in working

condition. It is rare place in India.  It contains many large instruments
that were constructed
many years ag o. With the m astronomers still
calculates Indian years, climatic conditions, motion of planets and moon,
earth rotation e tc . It attracts large number of
astronomy students and
scientists. O n e c an easily fi nd how people detected time and day in ancient
period. It is a rare and good place to visit.

3 . K al i ad e h Pal ac e: It is a palace that displays the ancient architecture

and known as K D Palace . Situated on the bank of K s h i p ra River it also
attracts many visitors. It also has beautiful sun temple.

4.There are many more temples which have religious beliefs attached to it.
This includes C h i tam an G a n e s h , Harsiddhi temple, B a d a G a ne s h temple,
M an g al n ath te mple, Gopal temple and many more.
5.Ujjain also has various Gurudwara and mosque that has big religious beliefs
attache d to it.
Othe r than in Ujjain one c an also visit nearby pl aces. O n e c an
visit U j j a i n t o
O m k ar es h w a r. Also Indore to Ujjain distance is manage able for visitors.
M a n y visitors
also c o m e from In d ore to U j j ai n .
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