गर्मी में महाकाल को ठंडक के लिए 11 मटकियों से जलधारा

उज्जैन/इंदाैर. गर्मी में भगवान महाकाल को ठंडक मिलती रहे, इसलिए वैशाख कृष्ण प्रतिपदा बुधवार को तड़के 4 बजे भस्मारती में पंडे-पुजारियों ने गर्भगृह के अंदर मुख्य शिवलिंग के ऊपर मिट्टी की 11 मटकियां बांधकर सतत जलधारा प्रवाहमान की।

महाकाल मंदिर के पुजारी प्रदीप गुरु ने बताया कि शिवलिंग पर यूं तो वर्षभर ही चांदी के एक कलश से जलधारा प्रवाहमान की जाती है। वैशाख व ज्येष्ठ मास में भीषण गर्मी पड़ती है। इन दिनों में भगवान को ठंडक प्रदान करने के लिए अलग से 11 मटकियों से एक साथ एकादश जलधाराएं प्रवाहमान की जाती हं।

Aadhar card necessary though not must for Mahakal Bhasma Aarti

The entry for famous "Bhasma Aarti" at Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain would be on the basis of Aadhar card soon though the administration has not yet made it a mandatory requirement.

Mahakaleshwar temple of Lord Shiva is one of the twelve jyotirlingas of the deity.

Orders in this regard have been issued by the In-Charge Administrator of Mahakaleshwar temple management and Deputy Collector Avdhesh Sharma.

He said the decision, which was taken a couple of days back, would be implemented in the phased manner.

"As of now, booking is being confirmed on the basis of other documents as well but Aadhar card would become necessary sometime in the future," Sharma added.

The two-hour "Bhasma Aarti" is the prominent ritual, which is performed at 4 AM with the opening of the temple.

With advance booking, the devotees are provided entry passes to witness the ritual, said to be centuries old, from corridors of the sanctum sanctorum that include Nandi Mandapam, Ganpati Mandapam and Kartikeya Mandapam.

According to Sharma, about 700 people witness the ritual every day.

"The capacity of sanctum sanctorum is over 1500 people and it gets filled during the peak days. However, only 700 to 800 persons are coming these days," he added.

The entry passes for this early morning ritual can be obtained online from the temple website by uploading necessary documents or be procured from a kiosk at Mahakal temple.
News by India Today.

Welcome to Ujjain, the Land of Shree Mahakaleswar Ji

Ujjain (also known Ujjayini, Avantika), is an ancient city of Malwa region in central India, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River. Ujjain means city on ascendance with conquest scream. Ujjain comes from Ujjainee in ancient times, it is also called the gleaming area of the paradise and the holy city of temples for the Hindus.  According to Hindu scriptures it was initially called Avantika.

Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is one of the most famous Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingams, which are supposed to be the most sacred abodes of Shiva. It is located in the ancient city of Ujjain in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The temple is situated on the side of the Rudra Sagar lake. The presiding deity, Shiva in the lingam form is believed to be Swayambhu, deriving currents of power (Shakti) from within itself as against the other images and lingams that are ritually established and invested with mantra-shakti.

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Temples:-

• Mahakaleshwar Temple 
• Garh Kalika
• Siddhavat Temple
• Gopal Temple
• Kaal Bhairav Temple
• Char Dham Temple
• Mangal Nath Temple
• Harsiddhi Temple
• Bada Ganpati Temple
• Chintaman Ganesh Temple
• Iscon Temple