Ujjain Simhastha 2028 · Ghats and temples

Chintaman Ganesh Temple, Ujjain

KumbhMela.info Editorial TeamChecked on Fri 16 Oct 2026

The Chintaman Ganesh Temple, about 7 km from Ujjain city on the Ujjain-Fatehabad railway line, houses three old idols of Ganesha: Chintaman, Ichhaman and Siddhi Vinayak. Pilgrims believe that darshan here fulfils wishes and removes worry, and every Wednesday of Chaitra draws a large gathering, the Ujjain district says.

EvergreenChecked on Fri 16 Oct 2026

Place facts and traditions are from the Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh Tourism and Shri Mahakaleshwar temple websites, read on 16 October 2026. We found no official source for temple hours. The railway works are as the Madhya Pradesh government reported them in February 2026. Arrangements for the 2028 Simhastha are not announced.

It is a place of darshan, not a Simhastha bathing ghat. The Simhastha is planned for 27 March to 27 May 2028. No bathing date has been announced, and the temple has not announced its arrangements for 2028.

Chintaman Ganesh at a glance

Question	Answer
Where	About 7 km from the city, on the Ujjain-Fatehabad railway line, with road access (Ujjain district, MP Tourism)
Deity	Ganesha in three forms: Chintaman, Ichhaman and Siddhi Vinayak (temple website), with Riddhi and Siddhi beside him (MP Tourism)
Tradition	The Ganesha idol is believed to be swayambhu, self-manifested (Ujjain district)
Built	In the 11th and 12th centuries, under the Paramara rulers of Malwa, according to MP Tourism
Custom	The first wedding invitation card is offered to Chintaman Ganesh (Ujjain district)
Temple hours	Not given by an official source we could find; check locally
Busiest times	Every Wednesday of the month of Chaitra (Ujjain district, MP Tourism)
Simhastha 2028	Monday 27 March to Saturday 27 May 2028 (expected). Bathing days not announced.
2028 arrangements	Not announced

The Chintaman Ganesh tradition

The Ganesha idol here is believed to be self-manifested (swayambhu), the Ujjain district says, and pilgrims believe that seeing it fulfils every wish and removes worry. MP Tourism also describes Chintaman Ganesh as believed to ease all worries.

The temple has three idols of Ganesha, according to the Mahakaleshwar temple’s website: Chintaman, the largest, then Ichhaman in the middle, and Siddhi Vinayak. In the tradition the temple’s website gives, the Chintaman idol was installed by Sita.

MP Tourism calls it the largest Ganesha temple in Ujjain, built in the 11th and 12th centuries under the Paramaras, and points to the carving on its pillars.

Chaitra Wednesdays and wedding invitations

Every Wednesday of the month of Chaitra, a large gathering of pilgrims comes to the temple, the district says; MP Tourism says the same.

Families also keep a special custom here: the first wedding invitation card is offered to Chintaman Ganesh, the district says.

Getting there

The district and MP Tourism put the temple about 7 km from the city, on the Ujjain-Fatehabad railway line, and the district notes that it can be reached by road. Official sources do not give a distance from Ram Ghat, the main Simhastha ghat.

There is a railway station of the same name. In February 2026 the state government said Indian Railways had approved an 8.60 km bypass line between Naikhedi and Chintaman Ganesh stations, so that trains no longer need to reverse at Ujjain. Check trains on official railway channels, and see how to reach Ujjain.

Chintaman Ganesh and the Simhastha 2028

Dates: the Simhastha is planned for Monday 27 March to Saturday 27 May 2028 (expected). No bathing date has been announced. See what is announced about the dates.
Chaitra: the Simhastha window, 27 March to 27 May 2028 (expected), takes in the month of Chaitra, so Chaitra Wednesdays in 2028 are likely to fall inside it. The temple has not said what its arrangements will be.
Not announced: darshan arrangements, parking and road plans at the temple during the Simhastha.
The Simhastha baths are at Ram Ghat and the ghats the mela administration opens; see the Ujjain ghats guide. For Ujjain’s main temple, see Mahakaleshwar Temple and the Simhastha.

Where it is

Ujjain: temples and arrival points

1Mahakaleshwar TempleTemple
2Kal Bhairav TempleTemple
3Chintaman Ganesh TempleTemple · This page
4Ujjain Junction railway stationRailway
5Dewas Gate bus standBus
6Nanakheda bus standBus

A guide to where places are, not a route plan. During the mela, roads and ghats open and close by the official plan; follow police and mela directions.

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Questions people ask

Why is Chintaman Ganesh famous?

For its old Ganesha idol, which the Ujjain district says is believed to be self-manifested, and the belief that darshan here removes worry. The temple has three Ganesha idols: Chintaman, Ichhaman and Siddhi Vinayak.

When does Chintaman Ganesh draw the most pilgrims?

On the Wednesdays of Chaitra, when the Ujjain district says a large gathering of pilgrims comes to the temple.

How far is Chintaman Ganesh from Ujjain?

About 7 km from the city, on the Ujjain-Fatehabad railway line, according to the Ujjain district and MP Tourism. It can also be reached by road.