Shipra River

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The Shipra River is a sacred river in central India, especially revered in the city of Ujjain where it is central to major Hindu religious festivals such as the Kumbh Mela.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Shipra River canonical 7
Kshipra River 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
sacred river
country India
culturalRegion Malwa
flowsThrough Ujjain
flowsThroughDistrict Dewas district
Ratlam district
Ujjain district
hasAlternativeName Kshipra River
hasAlternativeSpelling Kshipra
Shipra
hasEventFrequency Ardha Kumbh and other periodic fairs
Kumbh Mela every 12 years in Ujjain
hasMajorGhat Mangalnath Ghat, Ujjain
Ram Ghat
surface form: Ram Ghat, Ujjain

Siddhwat Ghat, Ujjain
Triveni Ghat, Ujjain
hasPilgrimageGhatsIn Ujjain
hasReligiousSignificanceIn Ujjain
hasSacredStatusIn Hinduism
hostsFestival Kumbh Mela
Kumbh Mela
surface form: Simhastha Kumbh Mela
isAssociatedWithCity Ujjain
isAssociatedWithDeity Shiva
surface form: Lord Shiva

Mahakal form of Shiva
isCentralTo Kumbh Mela
surface form: Kumbh Mela in Ujjain
isImportantFor local agriculture
local water supply
religious tourism in Ujjain
isMentionedIn Puranas
ancient Hindu scriptures
isNear Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga
isPartOf Ganga river basin
isRegardedAs tirtha (pilgrimage site)
isSacredTo Hinduism
surface form: Hindus
locatedIn Ujjain
central India
locatedInState Madhya Pradesh
mouthLocation near Mandsaur district
mouthRiver Chambal River
religion Hinduism
sourceLocation Vindhya Range
sourceRegion Madhya Pradesh
tributaryOf Chambal River
usedFor astrological and spiritual rituals
cremation rites
immersion of religious idols
religious ablutions
ritual bathing

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Madhya Pradesh hasMajorRiver Shipra River
Chambal River majorTributary Shipra River
this entity surface form: Kshipra River
Chambal River majorTributary Shipra River
Malwa traversedByRiver Shipra River
Ujjain locatedOn Shipra River
Ujjain riverOfReligiousSignificance Shipra River
Indore nearRiver Shipra River
Malwa Plateau drainedBy Shipra River