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 Ujjain, in Madhya Pradesh is
one of the seven Moksha Sthalams. It is of historical importance,
for it is the place of Vikramaditya & of poet Kalidasa. Ujjain
is famous for the two Kali temples - Kali Devi who gave darshan to
king Vikramaditya & a temple for the Mahakali who gave darshan
to Kalidasa. The theertam opposite the Mahakaleshwarar temple is
known as Koditheertham & it is said that the colour of the
waters of this theertham keeps changing.
The Moola lingam is very small & is located
underground. The lingam in the top level is called Ongareshwarar.
The Kali Devi who gave darshan to Vikramaditya is known by the name
Harasiddhi Matha. There once lived a brahmin in Avanti, who had four
sons, who were great devotees of Lord Siva. Dushanan, a demon was
giving trouble, disturbing all good & religious activities. The
brahmins from all over the land gathered with the four sons &
performed pooja to Lord Siva. The spot where they had taken mud to
make the Lingam, had become a huge pond. When Dushanan came to
disturb their pooja, Lord Siva rose from this pond as
Mahakaleshwarar & destoryed Dushanan. On the request of the
brahmins, Lord Siva gave darshan to devotees at this sthalam, one of
the Jyotir Linga sthalams.
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