Ujjain
An old city on the Shipra river in Madhya Pradesh, one of India's seven sacred cities. It has the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga, the Kaal Bhairav temple, Ram Ghat and the Siddhavat banyan, and the Simhastha Kumbh is held on the Shipra here every twelve years (the next is in 2028).
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25 January 2026
The tree Parvati planted
25 January 2026, the Siddhavat banyan on the Shipra at night.
At about 7:30 in the evening we reached the Siddhavat, the banyan that Mata Parvati is believed to have planted for Bar Amavasya pooja. After dark the trees are lit green, and the whole ghat was full of marigolds.