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Shipra (from Sanskrit Kshipra) is a
river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
in
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state of
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. The river rises in the North of Dhar district and flows north across the
Malwa Malwa () is a historical region, historical list of regions in India, region of west-central India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin. Geologically, the Malwa Plateau generally refers to the volcanic plateau, volcanic upland north of the ...
Plateau to join the
Chambal River The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in Central India, Central and North India, Northern India, and thus forms part of the drainage system of the Ganges. The river flows north-northeast through Madhya Pradesh, running for a brie ...
at the MP-Rajasthan boundary in Mandsaur district. It is one of the sacred rivers in
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. The holy city of
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is situated on its east bank. Every 12 years, the
Ujjain Simhastha Ujjain Simhastha is a Hindu religious mela held every 12 years in the Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh, India. The name is also transliterated as ''Sinhastha'' or ''Singhastha''. In Hindi, the fair is also called ''Simhasth'' or ''Sinhasth'' (due ...
takes place on the city's elaborate riverside
ghats Ghat (), a term used in the Indian subcontinent, to refer to the series of steps leading down to a body of water or wharf, such as a bathing or cremation place along the banks of a river or pond, the Ghats in Varanasi, Dhobi Ghat or the Aap ...
, as do yearly celebrations of the river goddess Kshipra. There are hundreds of Hindu shrines along the banks of the river Shipra. With this reference, the word Shipra is used as a symbol of "purity" (of soul, emotions, body, etc.) or "chastity" or "clarity". The
Purana Puranas (Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
(1995 Editio ...
s, or ancient Hindu texts, also suggest that the Shipra originated from the heart of
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, Lord Vishnu's incarnation as a boar. Also on the banks of the Shipra is Sage
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’s
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, Lord Vishnu's eighth incarnation, had studied.


Hydrology

Shipra is a perennial river. Earlier there used to be plenty of water in the river. Now the river stops flowing a couple of months after the
monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in Atmosphere of Earth, atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annu ...
. Narmada Shipra Sihastha Link Pariyojana, Mundla Dosdar - a project linking Shipra River to
River Narmada The Narmada River, previously also known as ''Narbada'' or anglicised as ''Nerbudda'', is the 5th longest river in India and overall the longest west-flowing river in the country. It is also the largest flowing river in the state of Madhya Prade ...
was commenced in 2012 and completed in 2015 successfully. The project lifts water from the Narmada river using electricity, and then transports it to the source of Kshipra river through pipes. The link project is the first phase of the Rs 8000-crore Narmada-Malwa Link project. Under the project, Narmada would be connected to the Kshipra, Gambhir, Kalisindh, and Parwati rivers.


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Holly Bath in Shipra River Ujjain at Somvarti Amavasya
(India News). Published on 5 December 2013. {{Coord, 22.900, N, 75.983, E, display=title, region:IN_type:river_source:GNS-enwiki Geography of Malwa Rivers of Madhya Pradesh Geography of Ujjain