Tribes in Ancient India c63.44

c63.44

The great propounder of the Jaina faith, Mahāvīra, is said to have performed some of his penances in the country of Avanti, especially in Ujjayinī.² Here, too, the temple of Mahākāla—one of the twelve most famous Śaiva temples in India—was built.³ One of the sacred places of the Liṅgāyat sect is situated at Ujjain. The Liṅgāyat itinerant ascetics wander over India, frequenting especially the five simhāsanas or Liṅgāyat sees.⁴