This monarch is traditionally identified as the Vikramaditya
who established the Vikram era, but because the Vikram era was established a
little less than sixty years before the common era, this claim is clearly
untenable.
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The Vikram era date is fifty-six or fifty-seven years later
than that of the com mon era; the discrepancy stems from the differing first
days of the year in the two systems.
In the common era the year begins on January 1, but in the
Vikram era the year begins with the sun’s transition into Aries, considered in
India as occurring on April 14.
Hence, to convert a Vikram era date to a common era date,
one subtracts fifty-six years for dates between January 1 and April 14, and
fifty-seven years for dates between April 15 and December 31.
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In the holy city of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, there is a temple and a sacred spot (tirtha).
The temple is called after the temple's principal deity, the god Shiva as the "Lord of Death."
At Mahakaleshvar, Shiva is
represented with a linga, a pillar-shaped figure.
The Mahakaleshvar linga is one of the twelve jyotirlingas,
or Shiva's special places on the planet.
The linga is located in a subterranean area that can only be
accessed by passing via a lengthy, dark path.
This sentence might be seen as a metaphor for death's gloom
and fear.
Worship at Mahakaleshvar is said to safeguard one from dying
too soon or too soon, and to provide spiritual emancipation after death
(moksha).
Ujjain has a long and illustrious history as a spiritual,
economic, and political center.
It is one of the Seven Sacred Cities (Saptapuri) and is home
to a number of significant religious sites.
King Vikramaditya, the founder of the Vikram Era, is
supposed to have made Ujjain his capital.
It prospered commercially as a result of the trade routes
that ran through it.
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