New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) A large number of devotees gathered at the sacred Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday to take a holy dip and offer prayers on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya and Parshuram Jayanti.The spiritually significant day witnessed people from different parts of the country arriving early in the morning to participate in rituals believed to bring prosperity and blessings.Devotees described the occasion as highly auspicious. “It is an auspicious occasion. We have come…
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Ujjain, April 7 (IANS) A massive gathering of devotees assembled at the globally revered Jyotirlinga shrine, the Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain on Tuesday on the occasion of Vaishakh Krishna Paksha Panchami. In the early hours of the morning, the traditional Bhasma Aarti was performed with full ritualistic grandeur. The ceremony began with a sacred Jalabhishek of Lord Mahakal, followed by a special adornment carried out strictly in accordance with scriptural traditions.Th…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition challenging the practice of ‘VIP darshan’ and selective entry into the ‘Garbhagriha’ (innermost sanctum) of the Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain. A bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, observed that it was not a matter for judicial interference.Sensing the court’s disinclination to entertain the plea, the petitioner’s counsel chose to withdraw the matter with liberty to make a repr…
Ujjain, Dec 26 (IANS) The world-famous Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple, revered as one of the 12 Jyotirlingas, has witnessed an unprecedented surge in devotees and donations this year. Temple committee records show that from January 1 to December 15 this year, the temple earned over Rs 107 crore from donation boxes and ticket sales.This includes 592.366 kilograms of silver and 1,483.621 grams of gold, valued at over Rs 13 crore.The total income this year stands at nearly Rs 1 billion, which is Rs 15 c…