Historical Geography of Ancient India c10.356

c10.356

At Ujjayinī the temple of Mahākāla, one of the twelve most famous Śaiva temples in India, was built. The *Saurapurāṇa* (Ch. 67, I) refers to Mahākāla at Ujjayinī. It is also one of the holy places of the Liṅgāyat sect. The Liṅgāyat itinerant ascetics wander over India frequenting especially the five Liṅgāyat sees. As for the Hindu shrines Kālidāsa knew about the great temple of Kārttikeya on the Mount Devagiri. For further details vide B. C. Law, *Tribes in Ancient India*, Ch. LX; B. C. Law, *Ujjayinī in Ancient India* (Gwalior Archaeological Department).