Singer Arijit Singh on Sunday visited the revered Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, where he participated in the sacred rituals along with his wife.
Devotees offered prayers and took a holy dip at the spiritual Har ki Pauri ghat in Uttarakhand's Haridwar on Sunday to mark the celebration of Baisakhi.
Speaking to the media, the CM said, "I have come here to pay my condolences on the demise of Arvind Joshi, brother of RSS leader Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi...Arvind Joshi did a lot of social work...I pray to Lord Mahakal to grant salvation to Arvind Joshi. His demise is a loss to society..."
Ujjain is also among the 19 religious places where liquor ban has been enforced and shops within the limits of Ujjain Municipal Corporation (UMC) have been shut down permanently. The decision brought happiness and great joy among the pilgrims, local residents, and saints.
Mahamandleshwar Shanti Swaroopanand Ji Maharaj on Monday welcomed the Madhya Pradesh government's decision to ban liquor at 19 religious places in the state and said that the next step should be to declare Ujjain as a 'Pavitra Teerth' (Holy Pilgrimage).
"Devotees flock to the temple according to occasions and accordingly there is also a bit of divinity in the rituals and worship performed to the lord. Today is Shani Amavasya, so thousands of people are visiting Lord Mahakal temple to seek blessings," priest of the temple Mahesh Sharma told