In the world famous Sri Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, the festival of Mahashivratri is celebrated every year with pomp for nine days, but this year, this year, this festival will be celebrated with pomp for 10 days in the Shri Mahakaleshwar temple. Preparations for Mahashivaratri festival in Mahakaleshwar temple continue with pomp, with which the walls are being cleaned along with the dyeing and painting of the temple along with cleaning the silver doors in the sanctum sanctorum.
Pandit Mahesh Sharma, priest of Mahakaleshwar Temple, said that there is a tradition of celebrating Mahashivratri festival for nine days as a traditional festival in the world famous Sri Mahakaleshwar temple. Religious city Ujjain Baba Mahakal, who is the king of this city. Along with them, the part of Maa Bhagwati Sati had also dropped here, that is why Mahashivaratri festival is celebrated here as Shivaratri. During this time, Koteshwar Mahadev, who is seated on the Koti shrine of Mahakaleshwar temple, is worshiped, after which the consecration of Baba Mahakal, the short anointing is done and the adornment of God is done through the moving idols.
Pandit Mahesh Sharma, priest of Mahakaleshwar Temple, said that this year the Saptami of Shiva Navratri festival Falgun Krishna Paksha is on 19 and 20 February for two days. That is why this festival will be celebrated with pomp for 10 days. On Shiva Navratri in the temple, although Baba Mahakal appears in different forms for 9 days, but this year, due to 10 days of Shiva Navratri festival, the way Baba Mahakal will be adorned with sandalwood and clothes on the first day of Shivaratri, The same makeup will be done on the second day. After this, orderly makeup will be done from third day to the last day respectively.
This year the 10 -day event of Shiva Navratri festival will start from 17 February in the world famous Sri Mahakaleshwar Temple. On 26 February, God will be attractive in nine forms till Mahashivaratri. Shiva Navratri festival is celebrated from Phalgun Krishna Panchami to Phalgun Krishna Trayodashi on Mahashivaratri in Jyotirlinga Mahakal Temple. This year, Shiva Navratri will begin with the worship of Falgun Krishna Panchami on 17 February.
At eight o'clock in the morning, the priests will offer turmeric to Shri Koteshwar Mahadev, located near Kotitirtha Kund and offer turmeric. After about one and a half hours, Lord Mahakal will be worshiped in the sanctum sanctorum from 9.30 am. The priests will offer prayers to the Panchamrit consecration of Lord Mahakal. This will be followed by Rudrapath by 11 Brahmins. There will be Bhog Aarti at one o'clock in the afternoon. After the evening worship at three o'clock, God will be adorned in different forms for nine days.
When the material used in the adornment of Baba Mahakal was discussed with Moolchand Junwal, Assistant Administrator of Mahakal Temple, he said that the entire expenditure on Mahashivaratri is borne by Shri Mahakaleshwar Management Committee. Along with donations every day in the temple, devotees offer silver crowns, Mundmala, Jaladhari and makeup to Baba Mahakal, which are deposited in the Kothar branch and used these materials as a decoration of God at such a festival. goes. To say that Baba Mahakal will appear in the nine form during Shiva Navratri, but Baba Mahakal gets so much donation every day that Shri Mahakaleshwar Committee does not have to be disturbed for this makeup.
