During this, a special Bhasma Aarti was also performed and devotees were seen engrossed in devotion on the premises of the temple. Devotees queued up late at night to worship Baba Mahakal.
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.
'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.
Prayers were offered at the Mahakaleshwar temple in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain on the fourth Monday of 'Sawan'. On the occasion, Bhasma Aarti was also performed at the temple.
Prayers were also offered at Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Uttar Pradesh and Sadashiv Mahadev Mandir in Ahemdabad. On thi
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.
Along with this, the actor also appealed to voters in the country to exercise their franchise in the fifth phase of polling of Lok Sabha elections being held from Monday morning.
11 earthen pots have been tied in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple above Lord Mahakal for continuous flow of water on him. The Jalabhishek will continue every day after the Bhasma Aarti till evening aarti of Baba Mahakal for two months from 24th April (Vaishakh Krishna Pratipada) to 22nd
During this, colours prepared from Palash flowers (Tesu Phool) and Kesar (saffron) were used to celebrate holi on the premises of the temple and devotees celebrated the festival with great pomp.
A tragic incident occurred at the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain district on Monday morning where a fire broke out during the Bhasma Aarti in the 'Garbhagriha' of the temple leaving 13 people sustained burn injuries, including priests, temple staff and the Chief priest of Bhasma Aarti, Sa