Ram Janardan Temple — Attraction in Khilchipura

Idols of Rama; Lakshmana and Sita in the Rama-temple and that of Janardana-Vishnu in the Janardana-temple belong to the seventeenth century. Both the temples present an attractive look from the point of view of their structural art. These temples were constructed by Raja Jaisingh in the Seventeenth Century. The boundary wall and the tank were added later in Maratha Period in the eighteenth Century. Beautiful examples of maratha paintings are seen on the walls of both the temples. Certain old images are seen installed in both the temples as well as near the tank opposite Janardan temple which are very important from the point of view of sculpture also. The image of Govardhandhari Krishna near the tank belongs to eleventh century. The images of Vishnu installed in between the assambly hall and the interior of Rama-temple belongs to the tenth century and the images of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesha belong to the twelfth century A.D.

How to Reach: By Air The Nearest Airport Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport Indore (53 km). There are regular flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Jaipur, Hyderabad and Bhopal.

By Train Ujjain is a railway station on the Western Railway zone. It’s code is UJN. Trains are available for many big cities.

By Road Regular bus services connect Ujjain with Indore, Bhopal, Ratlam, Gwalior, Mandu, Dhar, Kota and Omkareshwar etc.Good Motor able roads connect Ujjain with Ahmedabad (402 kms), Bhopal (183 kms), Bombay (655 kms), Delhi (774 kms), Gwalior (451 kms), Indore (53 kms) and Khajuraho...

Ram Janardan Temple in Ujjain is an ancient temple which is an example of ancient architecture. It is a very old temple and there is a story behind. When Ram, Sita and Laxman left Ayodhya leaving kingdom behind, after walking days after days Sita wanted little rest for two days in Ujjain and Ram while walking listened to Sita's plea. So they stopped in this place and took rest for two days. The idol of Ram and Laxman were walking and Sita stopped Ram with folded hands. It is a unique concept . The idols are so divine. So is the temple. Janardan temple is also similar in architecture. One must praise the architecture and the idols. This place is not much known and less visited. But it is so divine, I would request all to visit this temple. There is a Shiva temple and a Hanumanji temple also, which are constructed later. It is a worthy place...

This temple place is unique. It is not one temple but four + one. The first one is Sri Ram temple. Here Lord Rama, Sita and Lakshman are in standing pose but about three feet tall. They are in white stone with colourful garments. The garments are only up to knee level. One more peculiarity is that both Sri Rama and Lakshmana have moustache. I have not seen like this anywhere. The other temple is of Lord Vishnu. There are two more temples dedicated to Lord Siva. They are the 38th and 39th Sivalingas of the 84 in Ujjain. Just behind them is Hanuman facing South. Outside the premises as we come out, to the right is one more Siva of 84. In about 350 mtrs there is a temple dedicated to...