Harsiddhi Mata Temple.Close to Mahakal, Harsiddhi Temple is an ancient Shaktipeeth, with a red-painted shrine and two towering deep-stambhs (lamp pillars) that are lit with rows of oil lamps during Navratri, creating a breathtaking sea of light around the temple and adjacent Rudra Sagar. The nearby Ram Ghat and other ghats on the Shipra River are where pilgrims bathe, perform shraddha and watch evening aarti during Kumbh and other festivals.
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Mythology says Harsiddhi is one of the places where a part of Goddess Sati’s body fell, making it a Shaktipeeth; she later became the kuldevi of the Parmar rulers of Malwa. The present temple bears features from the Paramara period and later Maratha renovations. Ujjain’s ghats have been ritual centres for millennia, forming the core bathing sites during the Simhastha Kumbh Mela held every 12 years, when millions of sadhus and pilgrims gather on the Shipra’s banks.
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