Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav also offered prayers and participated in the Bhasma aarti. The minister was seen engrossed in the devotion while sitting in the Nandi hall of the temple.
A two-time Olympic medalist Indian Hockey player Vivek Sagar along with his parents on Friday offered prayers at Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar Temple and took blessings of Baba Mahakal.
'Bhasma aarti' (offering with ashes) is a famous ritual here. It is performed during the 'Brahma Muhurta' between around 3:30 and 5:30 in the morning. According to religious beliefs, the wishes of the devotee who participates in the Bhasma aarti are fulfilled.
"Today, I came here to offer prayers at Mahakal temple in Ujjain and luckily CM Mohan Yadav was also in the city, therefore we had a courtesy meet with him here," Sai told reporters.
According to the priests, the doors of the temple are opened only once a year on the day of Naag Panchami for 24 hours. Following the tradition, the doors were opened at midnight and after the worship of Lord Nagchandreshwar, devotees have been offering prayers since night here.
A huge crowd of devotees flocked to the premises of Mahakal temple and worshipped Baba Mahakal (Lord Shiva). They expressed their reverence and sought divine blessings in their lives.
Today is the last day of training for the Police Band and they will be completing their training by participating in the 'Mahakal Sawari'. Around 350 police personnels who play different types of instruments have reached Ujjain. Yesterday they received training without instruments and today
The devotees queued up since early morning to seek the blessings of Baba Mahakal (Lord Shiva) at the temple and they also participated in a special 'Bhasma Aarti' of Baba mahakal performed here on the occasion.
She reached inside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple and worshipped Baba Mahakal (Lord Shiva). After that Bharti sat in Nandi hall of the temple and appeared immersed in the devotion.