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At
a
distance
of
4
km
from
Ujjain
Junction,
Vikram
Kirti
Mandir
is
a
cultural
center
&
museum
located
in
Ujjain,
Madhya
Pradesh.
It
is
one
of
the
best
places
to
visit
in
the
holy
city
of
Ujjain.
The
Vikram
Kirti
Mandir
was
established
on
the
occasion
of
the
second
millennium
of
the
Vikram
era
in
the
year
1965.
It
has
been
established
in
order
to
jog
the
memory
of
the
young
generation
about
the
glory
of
the
Mauryan
Age.
The
complex
houses
the
Scindia
Oriental
Research
Institute,
an
art
gallery,
an
archaeological
museum,
and
an
auditorium.
The
Scindia
Oriental
Research
Institute
has
a
priceless
assortment
of
18,000
manuscripts
on
different
subjects
and
manages
a
reference
library
of
vital
oriental
publications.
Rare
manuscripts
in
Prakrit,
Arabic,
Persian,
and
other
Indian
languages
cover
a
wide
range
of
subjects
from
Vedic
literature
and
philosophy
to
dance
and
music.
Bark
leaf
(Bhurja
Patra)
and
Palm
leaf
manuscripts
are
also
preserved
in
this
Oriental
Research
Institute.
The
research
institute
is
considered
to
be
the
main
tourist
attraction
spot
inside
the
Vikram
Kirti
Mandir.
The
museum
displays
a
wide
array
of
inscriptions,
images,
copper
plates,
Palm
leaf
and
bark
leaf
manuscripts,
a
vast
collection
of
coins,
sculptures,
and
fossils
discovered
in
the
Narmada
valley.
The
center
of
attraction
is
a
big
skull
of
a
primitive
elephant.
this
museum
houses
a
unique
collection
of
age-old
paintings
in
the
Mughal
and
Rajput
style.
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