[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960) › c8.s3.50 # Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India c8.s3.50 Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India c8.s3.50 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s3.50](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c8.s3.50) Avanti is generally identified with the district round Ujjain (in the former Gwalior State) which was its capital.² Kālikā mentioned in the verse is evidently the Śakti of the celebrated Mahākāla of Ujjain. - [Previous: c8.s3.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c8.s3.49) - [Next: c8.s3.51](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c8.s3.51) - [Up: c8.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c8.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c8.s3.50](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c8.s3.50) · Pramāṇa