Over eight lakh devotees attend the first Monday procession of Lord Mahakaleshwar, accompanied by Vedic chants and floral tributes. Armed police contingent presents ceremonial Guard of Honour.
On the first Monday of the holy month of Shravan, Lord Shri Mahakaleshwar embarked on His annual traditional royal procession through Ujjain city in the divine Manmahesh form. The procession was preceded by the Shodashopachar Pujan and ceremonial Aarti at the Sabha Mandap of Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple, conducted by Government Priest Pt. Ghanshyam Sharma. Several dignitaries such as Public Works Minister Shri Rakesh Singh, Women and Child Development Minister Smt. Nirmala Bhuria, Chairman of the Ujjain Development Authority Shri Ravi Solanki, Mahant Vineetgiri Ji Maharaj of the Mahanirvani Akhara, Divisional Commissioner Shri Ashish Singh, Collector and Chairman of the Temple Management Committee Shri Roshan Kumar Singh, Superintendent of Police Shri Pradeep Sharma, Temple Administrator Shri Pratham Kaushik and other officials offered prayers and performed ceremonial worship of Lord Shri Mahakaleshwar. As the palanquin passed through the city, personnel of the armed police contingent presented a ceremonial Guard of Honour to the deity.
Thousands of devotees lined both sides of the procession route seeking the divine darshan of Lord Manmahesh. After the Guard of Honour, the procession proceeded from Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple through Gudri Square, Bakshi Bazaar and Kaharwadi before reaching Ram Ghat on the banks of the sacred Kshipra River. At Ram Ghat, 1,100 Vedic students recited sacred Vedic hymns during the worship of Lord Mahakaleshwar. Thousands of devotees showered flower petals on Lord Mahakaleshwar's palanquin and sought His blessings throughout the procession route.
The procession continued through Ramanujkot, Modh Ki Dharamshala, Kartik Chowk, Khati Samaj Temple, Satyanarayan Temple, Dhaba Road, Tanki Chowk, Chhatri Chowk, Gopal Temple, Patni Bazaar and Gudri Bazaar before returning to Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple.
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